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Ford Escape 2001–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15430 · NHTSA communication 630360 · issued Nov 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2001–2002
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 4x4 vehicles may exhibit driveline binding, wheel hop on tight turns, or a clunk type noise from the driveline during torque reversal. *tt

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.