1998 FORD EXPLORER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 FORD EXPLORER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Start: 2000-11-01

fire · 254294 · 2000-11-02

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: EXPLORER
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Severity

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

Narrative

FIRE UNDER HOOD WHILE VEHICLE PARKED, WITH POWER OFF. VEHICLE SAT FOR 5 HRS, THEN FIRE STARTED. FLAMES UNDER HOOD AND FROM REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER CONNECTION. BATTERY THEN EXPLODED. NO FIRE UNDER CAR. PASSENGER COMPARTMENT UNTOUCHED. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 735645
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown