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2020 FORD F-150 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire1 injured · 2024072 · 2024-09-11

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
65,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The contact owned a 2020 Ford F-150. The contact stated that his employees had driven the vehicle to a work site. While at the work site, the vehicle caught fire while the engine was off. An employee stated that flames appeared to have come from the vehicle's dashboard. An attempt was made to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher; however, the flames quickly engulfed the vehicle. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. The vehicle was destroyed as a result of the fire. One of the contact's employees suffered first and second-degree burns to the face. The employee was taken to a hospital where they were treated for their injury. A police report was not filed. The decal from a storage unit was melted, a blinker cover on an RV was destroyed, and several nearby trees were damaged. The vehicle was towed to an independent tow yard where it remained in their possession. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be inspected; the cause of the fire remained unknown. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11614006
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown