# 1990 FORD MUSTANG — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
> NHTSA complaint `319203` · 2001-10-18 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** MUSTANG
- **Year:** 1990
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
WAS PARKING VEHICLE AND  NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. LEFT VEHICLE TO CHECK UNDER  HOOD  AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.  FIRE HAD EXTINGUISHED BYITSELF.  ENTIRE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, UNDER THE HOOD, WAS DAMAGED.  VEHICLE WAS TOWED.  AFTER CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD MECHANIC INDICATED THAT PROBLEM WAS ALTERNATOR. *AK
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