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2016 FORD F-150 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire · 1750571 · 2021-06-04

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
80,100

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated while attempting to enter the vehicle using the key fob, the key fob failed to unlock the door. The contact used the key to manually unlock the door. The contact noticed that the windshield was cracked and was burned. In addition, the dashboard on the passenger’s side was melted, the sun visor was melted and burned, the air bags were also melted. The vehicle was towed to a collision shop, the contact was informed that the cause of the fire was undetermined however, the fire might have started from the air bags. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided a case number. The approximate failure mileage was 80,100.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11419647
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown