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Ford Escape 2001–2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16154 · NHTSA communication 636171 · issued Aug 1, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2001–2003
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles with aluminum wheels may exhibit a clicking noise heard coming from the front of the vehicle during left or right hand turns. *tt

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.