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2002 FORD F-150 — ENGINE

fire · 1099850 · 2014-08-20

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
204,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON MARCH 22, 2014, THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN A LOCAL PARKING LOT, THE IGNITION KEY WAS REMOVED AND THE TRUCK WAS LOCKED. THE DRIVER RETURNED TO THE TRUCK TO FIND THAT WHILE IT WAS PARKED, A FIRE HAD BEGUN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE TRUCK, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE ON THE SCENE PUTTING OUT THE FIRE. BECAUSE OF THE QUICK ACTIONS OF AN INDIVIDUAL PARKED NEARBY WHO USED A FIRE HOSE TO CONTAIN THE FIRE UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, THE CABIN AND THE BODY OF THE TRUCK WERE SPARED, AND THE DAMAGE WAS LOCALIZED TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10626614
Machine
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