2001 FORD FOCUS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2001 FORD FOCUS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
Start: 2003-10-16

fire · 440912 · 2004-06-26

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: FOCUS
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
Miles at failure: 15,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND DETERMINED THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE. *AK THE INSPECTOR DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS RELATED TO A FAULTY CABLE/BATTERY CONNECTOR. THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THE 200-2001 FORD FOCUS MODEL. *SC *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10047994
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown