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Just a "recent discovery" that I made when I decided to change the cabin filter on my DW's Escape. Seems that it was "missing".... Hmmmm, We bought the car new, so where'd the filter go? After talking to several Ford parts departments, I learned that Ford doesn't install a cabin filter at delivery. The "empty hole" is there for an owner who elects to "filter their cabin air". ????? The local service department says that only a "select few" Fords come with cabin air filters installed. Most have the "empty slot" for owners to add a filter if they want one..... I'm not sure about GM or Chrysler, but Ford has gone the route of "saving a buck".... I wonder if oil filters, fuel filters and engine air filters are next ???