Service bulletins for the 2002 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.
109 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| TSB160071 | 2021-12-20. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. Safety recall 14S02 - Corrosion at forward attachment of lower control arm - requests for recall service action |
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| 16-0071 | 2020-12-07. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION; STRUCTURE. 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-14-0143 | 2014-12-03. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM. 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 |
| 0693 | 2006-07-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PCM FAILURE - ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES INTERMITTENT - INOPERATIVE. *TT |
| 04208 | 2006-03-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CAMSHAFT TICK NOISE - 3.0L 4V ENGINE ONLY. *TT |
| 19016 | 2006-02-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. REPLACE TIMING BELT IDLER PULLEY DURING 2.0L ZETEC ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD REPLACEMENT - SERVICE TIP. *TT |
| 041601 | 2006-01-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. WDS COP KIT DIAGNOSTIC TIP - COIL ON PLUG (COP) IGNITION SYSTEMS - ENGINE MISFIRE OR ROUGH RUNNING. *TT |
| 04244 | 2005-12-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. RESTRAINT SYSTEM - SAFETY BELT BUCKLE AND PRETENSIONER DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) B1877 AND/OR B1881. *TT |
| 042612 | 2005-04-29. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. SIDE AIR BAG DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) B1994 OR B1998. *TT |
| 042513 | 2005-04-29. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. SERVICEABILITY OF INSTRUMENT PANEL REGISTER VENTS. *TT |
| 042421 | 2005-04-28. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR. SAFETY BELT RETRACTION SPEED. *TT |
| 042107 | 2005-04-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). GENERAL (PCM) POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. *TT |
| 04189 | 2005-04-28. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW. REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER GRID/INTEGRAL ANTENNA DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR - TERMINAL TAB REPAIR. *TT |
| 04191 | 2005-04-28. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS. SAFETY BELT BUCKLE AND PRETENSIONER DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) B1877, B1881, B1885 OR B1886. *TT |
| 18284 | 2005-04-18. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. HIGH AIRFLOW FROM DEFROSTER VENTS WHEN IN FLOOR OR FLOOR DEFROST MODES. *EH |
| 18281 | 2005-04-18. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS. CONDENSATION INSIDE THE FOGLAMPS. *EH |
| 18280 | 2005-04-18. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ON . *EH |
| 04232 | 2005-04-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). WHEEL SPEED SENSOR REMOVAL TIP. *EH |
| 042210 | 2005-04-18. Service bulletin. STEERING. STEERING GEAR SQUEAK - WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL DURING LOW SPEED PARKING MANEUVERS. *TT |
| 04217 | 2005-04-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). GENERAL POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. *TT |
| 04214 | 2005-04-15. Service bulletin. STEERING. STEERING DRIFT/PULL - IMPROVED DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR PROCEDURE - SERVICE TIP. *TT |
| 04174 | 2005-04-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED - SYSTEM LEAN DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC'S) - SERVICE TIPS. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING 2004 F-SERIES. *TT |
| 16266 | 2005-04-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES. FALSE ALARM ACTIVATION. *TT |
| 02208 | 2005-04-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. CLIMATE CONTROL A/C SERVICE TECH TIPS. *EH |
| 05310 | 2005-04-05. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS. SAFETY BELT WEB STOP BUTTON SERVICE. *EH |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.