1994 FORD E-350 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1994 FORD E-350 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
Start: 1999-05-13

fire1 injured · 152979 · 1999-05-28

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: E-350
Year: 1994
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 1
Fire: Yes
Crash: No
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

ALTERNATOR FEED WIRE HAD RUBBED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE RADIATOR SUPPORT, SHORTING OUT AND IGNITING THE HYDROGEN GASSES PRODUCED BY THE BATTERY BEING CHARGED RESULTING IN FIRE, DRIVER SUSTAINED SMOKE INHILATION. NLM

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 545806
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown