{"nhtsa_id":10159502,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2019-05-07","date":"2019-04-04","document_id":"SSM 47909","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT","mfr_system":null,"summary":"SSM 47909 - 2017-2019 Escape, MKC - License Plate Bracket Nut(s) Damaged With Over Torqued Screw(s) 2017-2019 Escape and MKC vehicles may exhibit a concern of the license plate bracket nut(s) being damaged due to the screw(s) being over torqued. The torque specification for these screws are 1.7 Nm (1.25 lb-ft). Engineering recommends not to use any power tool to tighten these screws. Most any power tool will apply more torque to the screws than the allowed torque specification and will damage the plastic nut(s).","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10159502-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10159502-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10159502","components":[{"id":"structure-body","name":"Body and frame","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"ESCAPE","year_from":2017,"year_to":2019,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2017_ford_escape","2018_ford_escape","2019_ford_escape"]},{"make":"LINCOLN","model":"MKC","year_from":2017,"year_to":2019,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2017_lincoln_mkc","2018_lincoln_mkc","2019_lincoln_mkc"]}],"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":[]}