Ford Escape 2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB 21-2018 · NHTSA communication 10186417 · issued Jan 26, 2021
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2020
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
This article supersedes TSB 20-2366 to update the production fix date. Some 2020 Escape front-wheel drive (FWD) vehicles equipped with a 1.5L EcoBoost engine and an 8F24 transmission built on 09-Jun-2020 and through 17-Dec-2020 may exhibit a harsh engagement into DRIVE and/or harsh 6-5 or 4-3 downshifts. This may be due to various strategies within the powertrain control module (PCM) software. To correct the condition, follow the Service Procedure to reprogram the PCM.
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.