{"nhtsa_id":11038163,"type":"over_the_air","type_name":"Over-the-air update","date_added":"2026-10-06","date":"2026-10-02","document_id":"SSM 55211","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE; FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM; UNKNOWN OR OTHER","mfr_system":null,"summary":"2023-2026 Escape and 2025-2026 Bronco Sport vehicles equipped with a 1.5L EcoBoost engine may require removal of the turbocharger wastegate control actuator linkage for various reasons. The Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 303-04 Fuel Charging and Controls - Turbocharger - 1.5L EcoBoost > Removal and Installation > Wastegate Control Actuator Linkage service procedure has been added. In addition, the wastegate control actuator linkage rod with retaining clips (6K682) and actuator linkage rubber boot seal (9E416) have been released as lower-level components to complete the repair without replacing the entire turbocharger wastegate control actuator assembly.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2026/MC-11038163-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2026/MC-11038163-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/11038163","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"fuel-system","name":"Fuel system","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"BRONCO SPORT","year_from":2025,"year_to":2026,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2025_ford_bronco-sport","2026_ford_bronco-sport"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"ESCAPE","year_from":2023,"year_to":2026,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2023_ford_escape","2024_ford_escape","2025_ford_escape","2026_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":[]}