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October 1, 2021 Service bulletin

Some 2020-2021 Escape/Corsair vehicles may exhibit a door ajar warning indicator or higher than expected...

Ford technical service bulletin SSM 50165 for 2020-2021 Ford Escape and 2020-2021 Lincoln Corsair.

Bulletin number
SSM 50165
Component
Latches/locks/linkages
Summary
Some 2020-2021 Escape/Corsair vehicles may exhibit a door ajar warning indicator or higher than expected efforts to fully close doors. Verify the hood/liftgate are not open. Confirm all doors are fully closed and latches are fully engaged. Doors will not fully close when lightly letting go of the door or letting it swing closed from a short distance under its own weight. Push/pull effort must be applied to doors while closing to fully engage latch and turn off the ajar signal warning. If doors are still not fully latching closed, manually adjust door striker position to allow for proper alignment and engagement to the door latch. The door hang position may also need to be slightly adjusted to achieve the same effect. Refer to Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 501-03.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 55 complaints in the locks category.

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