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Ford Escape 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin ASI-32271 · NHTSA communication 10053427 · issued Jun 1, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2013
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Lincoln/ford: on certain vehicles, the diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0741 and p1744 malfunction indication lamp (mil) will illuminate without any other symptoms present and may be caused by torn inner torque converter seal. Model 2013 edge, flex, taurus, explorer, mks, mkt. *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.