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Service bulletin 14982

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 id622692
Published by NHTSA2001-10-22
Manufacturer's number14982
Manufacturer's date2001-06-01
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION

NHTSA's summary

INFORMATION REGARDING ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS. *TT

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

Suspension

Vehicles listed
FORD ESCAPE2001, 2002

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20141102014-04-02. Suspension
20002422000-10-25. Suspension

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
TSB1600712021-12-20. Service bulletin. Safety recall 14S02 - Corrosion at forward attachment of lower control arm - requests for recall service action
16-00712020-12-07. Service bulletin. 2001-2004 Escape vehicles Safety Recall 14S02 has been issued for vehicles that are operated in high corrosion areas for an extended period, where a corrosion-related separation of the forward attachment of the lower control arm (LCA) from the subframe may occur. Separation of the LCA from the subframe may result in diminished vehicle directional control, increasing the risk of a crash.
TSB-14-01432014-12-03. Service bulletin. FORD: THE LOWER CONTROL ARM (LCA) FORWARD ATTACHMENT WILL SEPARATE FROM SUBFRAME, CAUSING DIMINISHING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, DUE TO OPERATING IN HIGH CORROSION AREAS FOR EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. MODEL 2001-2004 ESCAPE. *PE
166962003-07-28. Service bulletin. WHINING / PROPELLER / HELICOPTER TYPE NOISE FROM FRONT WHEEL / KNUCKLE BEARING AREA. *TT *JB
160462002-11-07. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A REAR SHOCK LEAK AND / OR NOISE CONDITION. *TT
160162002-11-06. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CLICKING NOISE HEARD ON LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURNS COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. *TT
161542002-11-06. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES WITH ALUMINUM WHEELS MAY EXHIBIT A CLICKING NOISE HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DURING LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURNS. *TT
00B562001-04-16. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON FRONT STABILIZER BAR REPLACEMENT. *JB