# 2010 FORD F-150 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1025467` · 2013-12-05 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-150
- **Year:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 72,952
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE WAS ~22DEGREES F, HAD REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER AND HEATED DRIVER SEAT TURNED ON.  FRONT DEFROSTER WAS ON AND SET TO HIGHEST TEMPERATURE.   WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, MY SON AND I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL.  HE WAS SEATED IN A BOOSTER, REAR SEAT, PASSENGER SIDE.  HE ADVISED THAT HE COULD HEAR SOMETHING BEHIND HIM MAKING NOISE.  I LOOKED BACK AND OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND THE REAR PASSENGER HEADREST, WHERE MY SON WAS SEATED.  I LOOKED FORWARD TO FIND A SPOT TO PULL OVER AND THEN HEARD A LOUD BANG.  LOOKING BACK I SAW THE REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.  IT IS A SLIDING REAR WINDOW WITH THREE SECTIONS, ONLY THE PASSENGER SECTION,DIRECTLY BEHIND MY SON WAS SHATTERED.  THE GLASS REMAINED IN PLACE, BUT SHATTERED.  I QUICKLY PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF THE TRUCK AND REMOVED MY SON.  FROM THE OUTSIDE I CAN SEE THE PLASTIC LOWER CORNER MELTED WHERE THE PASSENGER GLASS MEETS THE CENTER GLASS SECTION.  THE RUBBER SEAL/MOLDING WAS SMOKING AND HAD MELTED AND DRIPPED DOWN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK CAB, BETWEEN THE CAB AND THE TRUCK BED/BOX.  INSIDE THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF BURNT RUBBER OR PLASTIC.  *TR
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