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2022 FORD ESCAPE — ENGINE

fire · 1892648 · 2023-05-04

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE
Year
2022
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
1,500

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owned a 2022 Ford Escape. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the contact heard two loud explosions, when the contact looked outside the vehicle was in flames, causing the siding of the contact's home siding to melt. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated, but the contact smelled an odor of fuel coming from the vehicle before the explosion. No one was injured and a police report was filed. The fire department was able to extinguish the flames. The vehicle was not towed. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 1,500.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11520472
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown