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Ford Escape 2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 14552 · NHTSA communication 620474 · issued Jan 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2001
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with manual transaxles may exhibit gear shifter buzz or rattle while in 3rd or 4th gear. This condition is under investigation. *tt

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.