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Ford Escape 2016–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM-45868 · NHTSA communication 10081012 · issued Jun 7, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016–2017
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

2016-2017 escape/mkc - lack of a/c cooling during pdi check

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.