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1992 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

fire · 149583 · 1999-05-05

Vehicle

Make
LINCOLN
Model
TOWN CAR
Year
1992
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Severity

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

Narrative

FIRE UNDER HOOD INVESTIGATED BY STATE FIRE MARSHALL. CAUSE DETERMINED TO BE SHORT IN IGNITION WIRING. CAR WAS PARKED FOR FIVE AND A HALF HOURS AFTER 13 MILE COMMUTE TO WORK. (FIRE AND POLICE CASE #'S AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.) ADDITIONALLY, ANOTHER CAR OF SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR BURNED UNDER VERY SIMILAR CONDITIONS JANUARY, 1999, IN PAKRING GARAGE IN DOWNTOWN ORLANDO. REFERENCED IN EA02-025

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
706273
Machine
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