2003 Ford Escape Recall NHTSA 15V606000

Release Date:

September 29, 2015

Applicable Country:

USA

NHTSA Campaign Number:

15V606000

Manufacturer:

Ford Motor Company

Component(s):

• POWER TRAIN
  • AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
    • GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

• POWER TRAIN
  • AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
    • LEVER AND LINKAGE
      • FLOOR SHIFT

Summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2001-2008 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner vehicles manufactured March 31, 2001, to September 1, 2009. The affected vehicles are equipped with either a 2.3L or 3.0L engine and have had their CD4E transmission replaced with remanufactured one that was rebuilt between June 11, 2015 through July 15, 2015. These service repair part transmissions have a shift lever bolt that may not be properly tightened. As a result, the shift control lever could disengage from the transmission without warning.

Remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the transmissions and either tighten the manual shift lever bolt or replace the manual shift lever assembly. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 23, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S28.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Other Vehicles Affected By This Recall

• 2001 Ford Escape
• 2002 Ford Escape
• 2004 Ford Escape
• 2005 Ford Escape
• 2006 Ford Escape
• 2007 Ford Escape
• 2008 Ford Escape

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