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1994 FORD E-350 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH

fire · 310927 · 2001-08-06

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
E-350
Year
1994
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER STATES WHEN HE RETURNED TO VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT HEADLIGHTS WERE ON, WHEN HE OPENED THE DOOR THE LIGHT SWITCH WAS ON IS OFF POSITION, AND AT THAT TIME, THAT IS WHEN HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, CONSUMER DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY WHICH STOPPED THE SMOKE, CONSUMER REMOVED THE MALFUNCTIONED SWITCH THAT SHORTED OUT, AND HAS SINCE REPLACED THE SWITCH.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
785444
Machine
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