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Ford Escape 2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB 20-2288 · NHTSA communication 10179153 · issued Aug 27, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2020
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2020 Escape vehicles equipped with a 1.5L EcoBoost engine and built on or before 11-Jan-2020 or 2020 Escape/Corsair vehicles equipped with 2.0L/2.3L EcoBoost engine and built on or before 18-Mar-2020 may exhibit a slow fuel fill and/or spit back during refueling. This may be due to the software in the powertrain control module (PCM). To correct the condition, follow the Service Procedure to reprogram the PCM.

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.