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1995 FORD CONTOUR — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
fire
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· 2001-04-26
Vehicle
Make
FORD
Model
CONTOUR
Year
1995
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
ACCESORY WIRE HARNESS INSULATION WORE OUT. THEREFORE BARE WIRES TOUCHED FRAME OF CAR AND SHORTED OUT. THEREFORE CAUSING FIRE. AFTER INSPECTION, ALL OTHER WIRES SEEM TO BE CRACKING AND WEARING OUT. *AK
Source
Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
744611
Machine
JSON-LD
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