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Ford Escape 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin ASI-44557 · NHTSA communication 10056209 · issued May 1, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2013
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford: tensioner arm can cause belt and tensioner to overheat from friction due to accessory drive belt not positioned and installed correctly on accessory drive belt tensioner pulley. Model 2013 escape. *pe

Vehicles covered

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.