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Ford Escape 2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15818 · NHTSA communication 637552 · issued Apr 1, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2002
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles built 09/2001 through 11/2001 and equipped with a 2.0l zetec engine may exhibit a fead belt noise. *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.