1989 FORD F150 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1989 FORD F150 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Start: 2000-03-11

fire · 201735 · 2000-03-13

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: F150
Year: 1989
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, TRAVELING 65MPH, HEARD A LOUD BANG THAT SHOOK THE VEHICLE. PULLED OVER, COULD SEE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. OPENED THE HOOD, AND SAW THE WIRES COMING OUT OF THE ALTERNATOR WERE ON FIRE. CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 858376
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown