1997 MERCURY TRACER — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 MERCURY TRACER — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
Start: 2003-02-18

fire · 414365 · 2003-07-25

Vehicle

Make: MERCURY
Model: TRACER
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 5 MPH INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE SHUTDOWN. THE CONSUMER HAD SEEN SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE VENTS, THEN THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK THE INSPECTOR STATED THE FIRE STEMMED FROM A SHORT. *SCC THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THE AIR BAG MODULE/SENSOR. *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10024864
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown