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2025 FORD BRONCO — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 2187430 · 2026-03-17

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
BRONCO
Year
2025
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
13,500
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owned a 2025 Ford Bronco. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, another driver pulled closer to the vehicle and honked to get the contact's attention. The contact stated that upon rolling down the window, the contact noticed flames coming from the front driver's side wheel well. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to pull over to the side and exited the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle completely burned from the front end to the front seats. The contact stated that the fire originated from the driver's side of the engine compartment. The front driver's side of the vehicle sustained more fire damage than the passenger's side of the vehicle. The fire was extinguished by the fire department. A fire department report and a police report were filed. There was no reported injury. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The vehicle was a total loss. The dealer and the manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 13,500.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11725055
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown