{"nhtsa_id":10241597,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2023-09-02","date":"2023-08-21","document_id":"SSM 51874","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT; VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Some 2021-2023 Bronco Sport and 2020-2023 Escape vehicles may exhibit a rattle or flapping noise coming from the rear air extractors while driving. This may be due to the normal operation of the rear air extractors. To determine if this is a normal condition, perform a road test at 40 mph (65 km/h) or above. Inspect if the noise is coming from the rear extractors. During the road test alternate air conditioning (A/C) between fresh mode and air re-circulation mode. If the noise is eliminated when the A/C is in fresh mode, this is considered a normal characteristic of the vehicle and no repairs should be performed.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10241597-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10241597-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10241597","components":[{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"visibility","name":"Glass, wipers and mirrors","parent":null},{"id":"hvac","name":"Heating and air conditioning","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"BRONCO SPORT","year_from":2021,"year_to":2023,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2021_ford_bronco-sport","2022_ford_bronco-sport","2023_ford_bronco-sport"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"ESCAPE","year_from":2020,"year_to":2023,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2020_ford_escape","2021_ford_escape","2022_ford_escape","2023_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":[]}