Ford Escape 2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB 21-2039 · NHTSA communication 10189769 · issued Mar 17, 2021
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2020
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2020 Escape/Corsair vehicles equipped with all-wheel drive (AWD) may exhibit a grinding noise during low speed turns from the left rear half shaft area. This may be due to internal contact within the seal. To correct the condition, follow the Service Procedure to replace the left rear half shaft seal.
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.