Ford Escape 2020–2021 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 49313 · NHTSA communication 10183563 · issued Nov 6, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2020–2021
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2020 Escape/Corsair vehicles may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0442, P0455, P0456, and/or P0457. This may be due to damage to the carbon canister which may have occurred during vehicle transportation. This condition may not occur for a few hundred miles/km or equivalent key cycles. Inspect the left side underbody air deflector for damage. If damage or witness marks are present, remove the left side air deflector and inspect the carbon canister for damage. As a reminder, dealers are responsible for inspecting new vehicles rece
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.