Service bulletin TSB-12-4-3
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10044854 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2012-08-02 |
| Manufacturer's number | TSB-12-4-3 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2012-04-03 |
| NHTSA component | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK |
NHTSA's summary
FORD: VEHICLE'S LIFTGATE IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN OR DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. *PE
The document
No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.
Components
Body and frame, Latches and locks
| FORD ESCAPE | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
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