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1998 FORD EXPLORER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

fire · 291853 · 2001-05-10

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

Severity

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

Narrative

AN ELECTRICAL FIRE WHICH ORIGINATED IN DASHBOARD AREA WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. PRIOR TO FIRE, IF TURN SIGNAL WAS LEFT ON FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, ROUGHLY OVER A MINUTE, SMOKE WOULD COME FROM DASHBOARD. NO INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN MADE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF FIRE. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
887946
Machine
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