Ford Escape 2014–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB 22-2322 · NHTSA communication 10218621 · issued Aug 15, 2022
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2014–2019
model years
21
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2014-2019 Fusion vehicles built on or before 10-Jun-2019 and 2017-2019 Escape vehicles built on or before 08-Apr-2019 equipped with a 1.5L EcoBoost engine may exhibit low coolant level, white exhaust smoke and/or runs rough condition with or without an illuminated malfunction indicator light (MIL) with only diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0300, P0301-P0304, P0316, P0217, P1285 and/or P1299 stored in powertrain control module (PCM). This may be due to coolant intrusion into the cylinder. To resolve the condition, follow the Service Procedure to replace the short block and head gasket.
Vehicles covered
- 2017 Ford Escape
- 2018 Ford Escape
- 2019 Ford Escape
- 2014 Ford Fusion
- 2015 Ford Fusion
- 2016 Ford Fusion
- 2017 Ford Fusion
- 2018 Ford Fusion
- 2019 Ford Fusion
- 2014 Ford Fusion Energi
- 2015 Ford Fusion Energi
- 2016 Ford Fusion Energi
- 2017 Ford Fusion Energi
- 2018 Ford Fusion Energi
- 2019 Ford Fusion Energi
- 2014 Ford Fusion Hybrid
- 2015 Ford Fusion Hybrid
- 2016 Ford Fusion Hybrid
- 2017 Ford Fusion Hybrid
- 2018 Ford Fusion Hybrid
- 2019 Ford Fusion Hybrid
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.