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Ford Escape 2023technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 51856 · NHTSA communication 10241549 · issued Aug 14, 2023

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2023
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2023 Escape vehicles equipped with a 12 inch instrument panel cluster (IPC) display may exhibit a roundabout/traffic circle arrow directing the traffic to go to the left (or clockwise) around the roundabout. This is incorrect and opposite to what is displayed in the center display screen. The direction of travel should be to the right (or counter clockwise) around the roundabout. This condition does not affect vehicle durability and no additional diagnosis or service is required for this condition at this time. Inform customers that they can continue to drive the vehicle and engineering i

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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.