1997 FORD ESCORT — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 FORD ESCORT — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
Start: 2003-12-02

fire · 445422 · 2003-12-16

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: ESCORT
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
Miles at failure: 150,000

Severity

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

Narrative

PRIOR TO HAVING RECALL# 02V323000 PERFORMED FOR THE AIR BAG MONITOR, WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE FLAMES STARTED COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. THE FIRE BURNED THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD AND IT'S COMPONENTS. *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10051608
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown