Ford Escape 2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 46259 · NHTSA communication 10094619 · issued Dec 12, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
2017 escapes equipped with 301a technology package have the lane keeping system feature. If a customer has a steering pull or vehicle drift concern and the vehicle is equipped with the lane keeping system, ensure that the customer is aware of the lane keeping aid feature on their vehicle and how it works. The system detects unintentional drifting toward the outside of the lane and alerts or aids you to stay in the lane through the steering system and instrument cluster display. Lane keeping aid mode provides an assistance steering torque input toward the lane center when the system detects an
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.