1988 FORD RANGER — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1988 FORD RANGER — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Start: 1996-06-11

fire · 46974 · 1996-06-14

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: RANGER
Year: 1988
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

Severity

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

Narrative

THE STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE UP IN THE MORNING, AND STARTED TO DRIVE TO WORK, HE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN AND THEN A FLAME OF FIRE APPEARED.*JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 985655
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown