2000 FORD TAURUS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2000 FORD TAURUS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
Start: 2000-08-12

fire1 injured · 231929 · 2000-08-21

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: TAURUS
Year: 2000
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

Severity

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

Narrative

OIL FILTER - FIRST CHANGE. CONTACT WITH BARE NUT WHICH IS LIVE WIRE TO BATTERY GROUNDED OUT CAUSING FIRE WHEN OIL WRENCH CONTACTED OIL FILTER AND HOT WIRE. THANKS GREG DAMEWOOD

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 728605
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown