Ford Escape TSBs — Technical Service Bulletins by Year
2,931 manufacturer communications are on file with NHTSA for the Ford Escape — service bulletins, service campaigns, warranty extensions, and software updates, 2000 to 2026. Pick a year for its bulletin list.
A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free. For defects and free repairs, see the Ford Escape problem rankings and each year's recall list.
Warranty extensions, campaigns & software updates
The communications worth checking your VIN against — unlike ordinary bulletins, these can mean free or reimbursed work if your vehicle qualifies.
Quality improvements include: -Updates the gear shift lock diagnostic logic to prevent false wrench lights
Quality improvements include: -Resolves SiriusXM disk memory usage
Model years named: 2026
Quality improvements include: -Addresses a potential communication condition that may result in a loss of radio audio.
Quality improvements include: -Minor infotainment system software update
Model years named: 2026
25S49 Recall Remedy: -Infotainment software update to address frozen screens
Model years named: 2023
25S49 Recall Remedy: -Infotainment software update to address frozen screens
Model years named: 2023
Quality improvements include: -Resolves SiriusXM disk memory usage
Model years named: 2025
`Quality improvements include: -Enhanced FordPass connectivity
Model years named: 2026
"Quality improvements include: -Addresses a loss of connectivity caused by a Cellular Domain Service outage"
Model years named: 2026
"Quality Improvements Include: - Bug Fixing and Feature improvements. - Resolves black screen issue caused when there is no SiriusXM disk space."
"Quality improvements include: - Addresses a bug that may cause the car's USB port to be inoperative during the igition cycle -Resolves SiriusXM disk memory usage"
Model years named: 2025
"Quality improvements include: -Addresses a loss of connectivity caused by a Cellular Domain Service outage"
Model years named: 2025
Bulletins by model year
| Year | TSBs | Most bulletined areas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | Electrical, Fuel system | View bulletins |
| 2025 | 75 | Electrical, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2024 | 145 | Electrical, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2023 | 182 | Electrical, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2022 | 153 | Transmission & drivetrain, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2021 | 202 | Electrical, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2020 | 271 | Electrical, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2019 | 128 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2018 | 173 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2017 | 249 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2016 | 176 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2015 | 128 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2014 | 146 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2013 | 155 | Engine, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2012 | 43 | Engine, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2011 | 49 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2010 | 49 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2009 | 45 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2008 | 41 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2007 | 21 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2006 | 31 | Engine, Fuel system | View bulletins |
| 2005 | 59 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2004 | 47 | Transmission & drivetrain, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2003 | 72 | Electrical, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2002 | 109 | Engine, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2001 | 158 | Engine, Transmission & drivetrain | View bulletins |
| 2000 | 1 | Engine | View bulletins |
Questions buyers ask
How many TSBs does the Ford Escape have?
NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file lists 2,931 technical service bulletins and related communications for the Ford Escape across the 2000–2026 model years. The most bulletined areas are electrical, engine, transmission & drivetrain.
Are Ford Escape TSB repairs free?
Not automatically. A TSB tells dealers how to fix a known pattern; you pay unless the vehicle is under warranty or the bulletin is a warranty extension or service campaign that covers your VIN. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.
How do I get the full text of a Ford Escape TSB?
Take the bulletin's document ID to a dealer or to NHTSA's site — this page carries each communication's ID, date, and NHTSA's summary from the public file.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Counts cover communications NHTSA's file names against Ford Escape model years shown here. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.