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2020 FORD F-250 — FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL

fire · 1919522 · 2023-08-16

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-250
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
Miles at failure
28,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2020 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving up a slight incline and pulling a trailer a burning type odor was suddenly present inside the cabin and the check engine light had flashed on before the vehicle began to lose power and stalled. After lifting the hood smoke and flames were present coming from the engine compartment. The contact attempted to extinguish the flames using a fire extinguisher but was unsuccessful and the flames intensified and began to spread to the cabin of the vehicle. Eventually the vehicle was completely destroyed from the flames. A fire report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed away. A police report was not taken. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer was notified of the incident. The contact also indicated that a motorist observed fuel leaking from under the vehicle prior to the incident. The failure mileage was 28,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11538883
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown