Ford Escape 2020–2021 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB 21-2254 · NHTSA communication 10202698 · issued Oct 19, 2021
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2020–2021
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2020-2021 Escape/Corsair vehicles built on or before 30-Mar-2021 and Explorer/Aviator vehicles built on or before 09-Apr-2021 may exhibit a slow fuel fill and/or spit back condition during refueling. This may be due to the design of the fuel tank filler pipe. To correct the condition, follow the Service Procedure to replace the fuel tank filler pipe.
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.