Ford Escape 2013–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM-45838 · NHTSA communication 10079006 · issued Aug 31, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2013–2017
model years
7
vehicle entries
Official summary
Inoperative hands-free liftgate after addition of trailer hitch
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.