Ford Escape Hybrid 2023 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 52190 · NHTSA communication 10249177 · issued Jan 18, 2024
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2023
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2023 Escape Hybrid vehicles may exhibit a click or pop noise during drive/reverse engagements most often from the left front axle halfshaft on all wheel drive (AWD) or front wheel drive (FWD) vehicles or in some cases the right front axle halfshaft on FWD models. Ford is aware of this concern and this condition does not affect vehicle durability and no additional diagnosis or service is required for this condition at this time. Inform customers that they can continue to drive the vehicle and engineering is currently working on a solution for this condition that is expected in March 2024.
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.