1987 FORD MUSTANG — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1987 FORD MUSTANG — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID
Start: 1997-01-24

fire2 injured · 164813 · 1999-08-19

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: MUSTANG
Year: 1987
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 2
Fire: Yes
Crash: No
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

FORD SOLENOID SWITCH HAS WEAK SPRING WHICH, OVER TIME, WEARS OUT AND ALLOWS VECHICLE TO CRANK OVER ON ITS OWN. THIS CAUSED FIRE AND EXPLOSION WHICH INJURED TWO PEOPLE AND DESTROYED GARAGE.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 710198
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown