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Service bulletin 14605

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id617900
Published by NHTSA2001-04-02
Manufacturer's number14605
Manufacturer's date2001-01-01
NHTSA componentVISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

SUBJECT PERTAINING TO REAR WINDOW DEFROST OPERATION. *JB

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

Glass, wipers and mirrors, Heating and air conditioning

Vehicles listed
FORD ESCAPE2001

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20010042001-01-15. Visual System
00V3870022000-11-27. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
041892005-04-28. Service bulletin. REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER GRID/INTEGRAL ANTENNA DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR - TERMINAL TAB REPAIR. *TT
022082005-04-07. Service bulletin. CLIMATE CONTROL A/C SERVICE TECH TIPS. *EH
0415142005-01-05. Service bulletin. REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER GRID/INTEGRAL ANTENNA DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR - TERMINAL TAB REPAIR. *TT
0315012004-09-23. Service bulletin. INOPERATIVE ELECTRIC REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER (HEATED BACKLITE) GRID LINES, INTEGRAL ANTENNA CONCERNS. *TT
162092004-08-09. Service bulletin. CIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM ODOR. *MJ
164472004-07-23. Service bulletin. MUSTY ODOR FROM CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM. *TT
154562002-04-18. Service bulletin. EXHIBITING A CONDITION OF THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM DEFAULTING TO DEFROST/WINDSHIELD ON ACCELERATION. *TT
151922001-11-16. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONCERN WITH THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM DEFAULTING TO DEFROST WINDSHIELD ON ACCEL. *ET
011562001-10-31. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT HEATER CORE LEAKS. *SLC
148972001-07-19. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN A/C TEMPERATURE CONTROL KNOB THAT IS HARD TO TURN / ADJUST. *TT