{"nhtsa_id":10127421,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-01-29","date":"2017-11-23","document_id":"SSM 46937","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Some 2013-2016 Escape vehicles equipped with a 1.6L EcoBoost engine may require the replacement of the A/C suction line. When replacing the suction line, verify that all of the compressor to engine block fasteners are installed and torqued properly. The compressor requires three fasteners - 2 bolts (W701331-S442) and one stud/nut - installed securing it to the engine block and torqued to 25 Nm (18 lb.ft) per the Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 412-00 under removal and installation. Improper number of compressor fasteners and/or incorrect torque may cause repeat failure of the A/C suction line connected to the compressor.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10127421-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10127421-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10127421","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"ESCAPE","year_from":2013,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_ford_escape","2014_ford_escape","2015_ford_escape","2016_ford_escape"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}