Ford Escort 1991–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 14993 · NHTSA communication 622804 · issued Jun 1, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
1991–1999
model years
18
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles produced through july 1999 may exhibit rear suspension spring failure with no resulting operational concern. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1991 Ford Escort
- 1992 Ford Escort
- 1993 Ford Escort
- 1994 Ford Escort
- 1995 Ford Escort
- 1996 Ford Escort
- 1997 Ford Escort
- 1998 Ford Escort
- 1999 Ford Escort
- 1991 Mercury Tracer
- 1992 Mercury Tracer
- 1993 Mercury Tracer
- 1994 Mercury Tracer
- 1995 Mercury Tracer
- 1996 Mercury Tracer
- 1997 Mercury Tracer
- 1998 Mercury Tracer
- 1999 Mercury Tracer
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.