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Ford Escape 2009–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin CSP-13N03 · NHTSA communication 10054926 · issued Mar 5, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2009–2013
model years
16
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford: throttle body will develop contamination on internal motor contacts resulting in an intermittent electrical connectivity and malfunction indicator lamp (mil) or wrench light will illuminate. Model 2009-2013 fusion, milan, escape, mariner. *pe updated 5/7/14. *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.