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Ford Escape 2009–2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin CSP-13B17 · NHTSA communication 10056183 · issued Jun 11, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2009–2012
model years
14
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford: the throttle body internal motor contacts may be contaminated, resulting in an electrical, intermittent, connectivity, causing malfunction indicator lamp (mil) or wrench light to be illuminated. Model 2009-2012 fusion, milan, escape, mariner. *pe updated 11/18/14. *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.