{"nhtsa_id":10233681,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2023-04-04","date":"2023-03-02","document_id":"SSM 51409","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Some 2014-2020 Fusion and 2017-2019 Escape vehicles may be equipped with a 1.5L Ecoboost engine that uses a 50-tooth variable camshaft timing (VCT) intake and exhaust unit from the assembly plant or if a service long block was installed. VCT locking tool 303-1097 is not compatible with this system. If VCT system service is required, replace both the intake VCT (service part DS7Z-6256-F) and exhaust VCT (service part DS7Z-6256-G) as a pair. An interim loaner tool program has been established to enable these repairs. Contact 1-800-403-4844 (Monday-Friday 8:00am to 8:00pm EST; Saturday 8:00am to 3:00pm EST) to obtain this tool. A VCT locking tool compatible with the 50-tooth system is under development and will be sent to dealerships. Continue to monitor OASIS for additional information.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10233681-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10233681-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10233681","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","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":"FORD","model":"FUSION","year_from":2014,"year_to":2020,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2014_ford_fusion","2015_ford_fusion","2016_ford_fusion","2017_ford_fusion","2018_ford_fusion","2019_ford_fusion","2020_ford_fusion"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"FUSION ENERGI","year_from":2014,"year_to":2020,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2014_ford_fusion","2015_ford_fusion","2016_ford_fusion","2017_ford_fusion","2018_ford_fusion","2019_ford_fusion","2020_ford_fusion"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"FUSION HYBRID","year_from":2014,"year_to":2020,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2014_ford_fusion","2015_ford_fusion","2016_ford_fusion","2017_ford_fusion","2018_ford_fusion","2019_ford_fusion","2020_ford_fusion"]}],"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":[]}