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1997 FORD CONTOUR — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT

fire · 158172 · 1999-07-12

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: CONTOUR
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH SMELLED SMOKE, AND HEATER SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 842073
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown