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Ford Transit Connect 2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin ASI-44545 · NHTSA communication 10056206 · issued May 1, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2014
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford: the raised crossbar, on some vehicles, were placed inside vehicle and listed as loose items on content check list by manufacturer and should be installed by customer, only if needed. Model 2014 transit connect. *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.