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Service bulletins for the 2001 Ford Escape

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.

158 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Bulletins, newest first
149452001-07-19. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. INFORMATION REGARDING 2-STEP UNLOCK / LOCK FEATURE CLARIFICATION. *TT
149402001-07-19. Service bulletin. TIRES. INFORMATION REGARDING NEW CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC SUV 16 INCH TIRES. *TT
149212001-07-19. Service bulletin. TIRES. INFORMATION STATING THAT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT 16 INCH TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED EFFECTIVE 05/07/2001 WITH CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC SUV 16 INCH TIRES. *TT
148972001-07-19. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN A/C TEMPERATURE CONTROL KNOB THAT IS HARD TO TURN / ADJUST. *TT
148932001-07-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DRIVELINE BINDING, WHEEL HOP ON TIGHT TURNS, OR A CLUNK TYPE NOISE FROM THE DRIVELINE DURING TORQUE REVERSAL. THIS IS CAUSED BY OPERATING IN THE 4X4 ON MODE ON DRAY OR MERELY WET PAVEMENT. THE 4X4 ON MODE IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR OPERATION ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE 4X4 ON MODE IS INTENDED FOR USE ONLY ON CONSISTENTLY SLIPPERY OR LOOSE SURFACES. REFER TO THE OWNERS GUIDE FOR PROPER OPERATING MODES OF THE 4X4 SYSTEM. *TT
148782001-07-19. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. INFORMATION PERTAINING TO 2-STEP UNLOCK / LOCK FEATURE CLARIFICATION. *TT
147802001-06-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT HESITATION / STUMBLE, SKIPS / MISSES UNDER LOAD WITH MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0300 - P0306. *TT
147612001-06-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. CD4E TRANSAXLE MAY EXHIBIT A LEAK IN THE TRANSAXLE CONVERTER HOUSING NEAR THE COOLER LINE CONNECTOR. *TT
147492001-06-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. EXPERIENCING HESITATION / STUMBLE / MISS AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 70 MPH AND STORED DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1270 (ENGINE RPM / VEHICLE SPEED LIMITER ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.0L ZETEC ENGINE AND MANUAL TRANSMISSION. *TT
147382001-06-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L ENGINE BUILT BEFORE 03/07/2001 MAY EXHIBIT MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0125 (INSUFFICIENT COOLANT TEMPERATURE FOR CLOSED LOOP FUEL CONTROL) STORED IN MEMORY. *TT
147482001-05-31. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. SUBJECT REGARDING POWER WINDOW SWITCH ILLUMINATION - FEATURE CLARIFICATION. *TT
147462001-05-31. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON OBTAININ ENGINEERING ASSISTANCE FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. *TT
147122001-05-31. Service bulletin. CHILD SEAT. SUBJECT REGARDING CHILD SEAT LATCH GUIDES - OWNER GUIDE UPDATE. *TT
01552001-05-30. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A RED CHARGE LAMP ILLUMINATION IN COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES BELOW -6 DEGREES C (20 DEGREES F). *TT
01472001-05-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING ENGINE OIL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE IN 2001 VEHICLES - SAE 5W-20 MOTOR OIL. *TT
01432001-05-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FUEL ODOR NOTICED THROUGH THE VENTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR MAY BE NOTICED UPON INITIAL STARTUP AFTER HOT SOAK. THIS CONDITION PRODUCES A FUEL ODOR ONLY AND DOES NOT INVOLVE VISIBLE FUEL OR INCLUDE THE PRESENCE OF A COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURE. *TT
148382001-05-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SOME VEHICLES WITH CD4E TRANSMISSIONS BUILT 7/1/2000 THRU 12/20/200 MAY EXHIBIT INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BOTH FIRST AND SECOND GEAR, (REPORTED AS A LOSS OF POWER) TCIL LAMP FLASH, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP MAY ILLUMINATE, WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0758 (SHIFT SOLENOID) OR P0740 (TCC SOLENOID). *TT
148652001-05-23. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR. INFORMATION STATING THAT THE EXTERIOR MIRROR GLASS CAN BE SERVICE SEPARATELY. *TT
01772001-05-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. REAR AXLE PINION SEAL LEAK AT THE ROTARY BLADE COUPLING (RBC). *TT
01622001-05-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) MAY NOT START OR CRANK. *TT
143862001-04-18. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. INFORMATION REGARDING STEERING WHEEL REMOVAL SERVICE TIP. *JB
143352001-04-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. INFORMATION ON ENGINE OIL FOR SERVICE ON 2001 VEHICLES. *JB
001822001-04-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT NO FORWARD GEAR RANGES DUE TO THE MISALIGNMENT OF THE FORWARD / COAST CLUTCH CYLINDER SNAP RING WITH RESPECT TO THE LEGS OF THE FORWARD CLUTCH PISTON. *JB
00B562001-04-16. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR. INFORMATION ON FRONT STABILIZER BAR REPLACEMENT. *JB
0102012001-04-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SUBJECT PERTAINING TO TRANSAXLE DIFFERENTIAL SHIM MEASUREMENT. *JB

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.