1998 FORD TAURUS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 FORD TAURUS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
Start: 1998-08-18

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Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: TAURUS
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY

Severity

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

Narrative

DESIGN LOCATION OF THE STARTER IS DIRECTLY BELOW THE OIL FILTER RESULTING IN FIRE WHEN CHANGING OIL FILTER, ELECTRICAL SHORT FROM TOOL BURNED FILTER HOUSING AND IGNITED THE OIL STREAM. MJS

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 548691
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown