TSB 25B61 — Ford Manufacturer communication

25B61 is a manufacturer communication on file with NHTSA for 2 Ford models, 2013–2016 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. Certain 2013-2014 Model Year Escape and 2013-2016 Fusion Vehicles Equipped with a 6F35 Transmission Shift Cable Bushing Inspection and Protective Service Cap Installation

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
2Vehicles named
4Model years

Vehicles and model years 25B61 names

VehicleModel years
Ford Escape 2013, 2014
Ford Fusion 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

Every document filed under 25B61

Document IDFiledType
25B61 February 17, 2026 Manufacturer communication

What 25B61 covers

Transmission & drivetrain — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB 25B61?

25B61 is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA by Ford, covering 2 Ford models across the 2013–2016 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Certain 2013-2014 Model Year Escape and 2013-2016 Fusion Vehicles Equipped with a 6F35 Transmission Shift Cable Bushing Inspection and Protective Service Cap Installation

Which vehicles does 25B61 cover?

NHTSA's file names Ford Escape (2013–2014); Ford Fusion (2013–2016). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB 25B61 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. 25B61 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of 25B61?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under 25B61, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

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. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under 25B61. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.