1998 FORD EXPLORER — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 FORD EXPLORER — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Start: 2001-04-26

fire · 301680 · 2001-06-11

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: EXPLORER
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Severity

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

Narrative

THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER WAS TOWING CAUGHT FIRE, IT APPEARED THAT THE DRIVETRAIN/TRANSMISSION POSSIBLY OVERHEATED ON THE TOWED VEHICLE DAMAGING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT (ALL WHEEL DRIVE - OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 561541
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown