TSB TSB160071 — Ford Service bulletin

TSB160071 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Ford Escape, 2001–2004 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. Safety recall 14S02 - Corrosion at forward attachment of lower control arm - requests for recall service action

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

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
4Model years

Vehicles and model years TSB160071 names

VehicleModel years
Ford Escape 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

Every document filed under TSB160071

Document IDFiledType
TSB160071 April 21, 2016 Service bulletin

What TSB160071 covers

Suspension — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB TSB160071?

TSB160071 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Ford, covering the Ford Escape across the 2001–2004 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Safety recall 14S02 - Corrosion at forward attachment of lower control arm - requests for recall service action

Which vehicles does TSB160071 cover?

NHTSA's file names Ford Escape (2001–2004). 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 TSB160071 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. TSB160071 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 TSB160071?

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 TSB160071, 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 TSB160071. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.