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Ford Escape 2009technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-09-20-3 · NHTSA communication 10032626 · issued Apr 1, 2010

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes, Air
component
2009
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford/mercury: abs module self test creating a slight vibration in accelerator/brake pedal at 12mph (20km/h) and/or 42mph (68km/h). The abs module will initiate a one time self test at 12mph and at approximately 42mph for every key on cycle. *pe

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.