Ford Escape 2001–2006 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 04208 · NHTSA communication 10019382 · issued Jan 1, 2006
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2001–2006
model years
18
vehicle entries
Official summary
Camshaft tick noise - 3.0l 4v engine only. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 2001 Ford Escape
- 2002 Ford Escape
- 2003 Ford Escape
- 2004 Ford Escape
- 2005 Ford Escape
- 2006 Ford Escape
- 2001 Ford Taurus
- 2002 Ford Taurus
- 2003 Ford Taurus
- 2004 Ford Taurus
- 2005 Ford Taurus
- 2005 Mercury Mariner
- 2006 Mercury Mariner
- 2001 Mercury Sable
- 2002 Mercury Sable
- 2003 Mercury Sable
- 2004 Mercury Sable
- 2005 Mercury Sable
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.