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Ford Bronco Sport 2024technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 52369 · NHTSA communication 10252632 · issued Mar 19, 2024

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2024
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

2024 Escape/Bronco Sport vehicles equipped with 1.5L engines should not be taken out of transport mode before customer delivery to reduce the risk of various driving performance concerns such as: rough operation, idle quality, engine misfires, lack or loss of engine power. These conditions may occur due to carbon fouled spark plugs from repeated engine ignition starts without driving the vehicle to normal operation temperatures 179à °F-206à °F (82à °C-97à °C) during cold weather. Make sure that the vehicles in stock are in transport mode before customer delivery. Refer to the Workshop Manu

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.