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2021 FORD BRONCO SPORT — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 1992767 · 2024-05-20

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
BRONCO SPORT
Year
2021
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
142,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owned a 2021 Ford Bronco Sport. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 MPH the warning message "System Default, Battery" was displayed. After stopping to inspect under the hood the contact discovered smoke and flames were present coming from inside the engine compartment. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the fire. During the incident, the vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was later towed to the local dealer who informed that the failure was caused by a faulty serpentine motor belt. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. A fire report was taken at the scene. The failure mileage was 142,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11589602
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown