Ford Escape 2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 20B01 · NHTSA communication 10171034 · issued Jan 31, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2020
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
In some of the affected vehicles, the power steering control module (PSCM) may exhibit a fault resulting in a lack of power steering assistance at start up. A steering assist fault message may also be displayed in the message center. A lack of power steering assistance may result in higher effort steering the vehicle.
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.