Ford Escape 2013 — technical 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.