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Ford Escape 2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 14749 · NHTSA communication 619483 · issued Mar 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2001
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Experiencing hesitation / stumble / miss at speeds greater than 70 mph and stored diagnostic trouble code p1270 (engine rpm / vehicle speed limiter on vehicles equipped with 2.0l zetec engine and manual transmission. *tt

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.