{"nhtsa_id":11029931,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2026-03-11","date":"2026-03-06","document_id":"SSM 54631","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Some 2020-2026 Escape and 2022-2026 Maverick 2.5L Duratec hybrid vehicles may require various repairs on the exhaust system. This may require removal of the exhaust heat exchanger. WSM, Section 309-00 Exhaust System > 2.5L Duratec hybrid > Removal and Installation > Exhaust Heat Exchanger has been revised to eliminate the need to remove the muffler assembly. The procedure steps and labor times have been updated to reflect this adjustment.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2026/MC-11029931-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2026/MC-11029931-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/11029931","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"ESCAPE HYBRID","year_from":2020,"year_to":2026,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2020_ford_escape","2021_ford_escape","2022_ford_escape","2023_ford_escape","2024_ford_escape","2025_ford_escape","2026_ford_escape"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"MAVERICK HYBRID","year_from":2022,"year_to":2026,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2022_ford_maverick","2023_ford_maverick","2024_ford_maverick","2025_ford_maverick","2026_ford_maverick"]}],"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":[]}