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Ford Escape 2013–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15-0070 · NHTSA communication 10058056 · issued May 5, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2013–2015
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford 2013-2015 escape: bulletin information involving vehicles equipped with 1.6l gasoline turbocharged direct injected engine built before 3/13/2015 may experience an engine idle surge at on cold start, reprogramming the pcm may correct the issue. *lj

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.