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2018 FORD EXPEDITION — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1758334 · 2021-07-19

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

Electrical fire under hood occurred spontaneously. Just before my vehicle shut off the dash board read something about to conserve battery shut engine off. Pulled over got out of car and it burned . Insurance agent is investigating. Sherriff and fireman said it was electrical fire under hood. Had I not decided to pull over at rest stop when I did we would have been on freeway when it ignited.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11425507
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown