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2014 FORD ESCAPE — ENGINE

fire · 1335340 · 2016-11-21

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
38,000

Severity

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

Narrative

FORD - 2014 FORD ESCAPE (BUILT IN 2013). THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT, TURNED OFF AND AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER I WAS NOTIFIED IT WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD AND ACCORDING TO THE FIRE MARSHAL THE HEAVIEST DAMAGE WAS LOCATED NEAR THE AIR FILTER AND BATTERY. ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10927291
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown