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Service bulletins for the 2003 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.

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

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Bulletins, newest first
176572004-06-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. CLUTCH CHATTER WHEN COLD. *TT
174572004-06-10. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. EXCESSIVE FRONT ROTOR WEAR AND/OR BRAKE DUST. *TT
0320112004-01-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AIRBAG LAMP ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) B1877 (DRIVER PRETENSIONER CIRCUIT OPEN) OR B1881 (PASSENGER PRETENSIONER CIRCUIT OPEN). *TT THIS BULLETIN SUPERSEDES TSB 03-20-11 DATED 2003. *TT
032032004-01-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0442, P0455, P0456, P0457 OR P1442 OR A CHECK FUEL CAP LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DTC P0457 FOR THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM. *TT
031812003-11-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (RKE) - SERVICE TIPS. *TT
169642003-11-04. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. EXCESSIVE BRAKE PAD/LINING DUST AND WEAR. *TT
031482003-10-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER - SERVICE TIPS. 2003 ESCORT AND SUPER DUTY F SERIES INCLUDED. *TT
031442003-10-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE MISFIRE OR ROUGH RUNNING CONDITION WITH COIL ON PLUG (COP) IGNITION SYSTEMS MAY BE MORE ACCURATELY DIAGNOSED USING THE OPTIONAL WORLDWIDE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (WDS) COIL ON PLUG (COP) KIT. 2003 SUPER DUTY F SERIES INCLUDED. *TT
0315132003-10-10. Service bulletin. STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY. TIE ROD END INSPECTION PROCEDURE. *TT
170672003-10-10. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT. FRONT SEATBELT SLOW TO RETRACT. *TT
03982003-09-17. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0442, P0455, P0456, P0457, P1442 OR CHECK FUEL CAP LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0457. *TT
168112003-09-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONDITIONS WITH POWER WINDOWS, LOCKS, FOBS, RADIO, LIGHTING, CRUISE CONTROL OR OTHER ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES. *TT
167792003-09-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PERCEIVED CONDITION OF NO ENTRY OR UNABLE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR. THIS MAY OCCUR WHEN THE BATTERY IS ALLOWED TO BECOME DISCHARGED OR COMPLETELY DEAD AND THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (KEYFOB) IS USED WHILE THE BATTERY IS IN THIS STATE. *TT
168092003-09-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE NEW HIGH FLOW WATER PUMP IS NOT YET LISTED IN THE PARTS CATALOG BUT WILL BE SOON. THE SERVICE CAN BE ORDERED THROUGH NORMAL PART ORDERING SYSTEM. *TT
169082003-09-08. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE POWER STEERING RACK WHEN TURNING. *TT
167172003-07-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE SHUDDER. *TT *JB
166962003-07-28. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. WHINING / PROPELLER / HELICOPTER TYPE NOISE FROM FRONT WHEEL / KNUCKLE BEARING AREA. *TT *JB
160562002-11-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. CD4E TRANSAXLE MAY EXHIBIT A FINAL DRIVE WHINE / WARBLE TYPE NOISE MOSTLY IN THE 25-45 MPH SPEED RANGE ON LIGHT THROTTLE ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION. *TT
160462002-11-07. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A REAR SHOCK LEAK AND / OR NOISE CONDITION. *TT
161542002-11-06. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. 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
161162002-11-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SUBJECT REGARDING THROTTLE BODY SERVICE REPLACEMENT / TRANSMISSION VENT HOSE BRACKET INSTRUCTIONS. *TT
161032002-11-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS. THIS BULLETIN STATES THAT THE REAR UNDERBODY HEAT SHIELD IS DISCONTINUED. *TT

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