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1989 FORD F150 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

fire · 49018 · 1996-07-03

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F150
Year
1989
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING, THE ALTERNATOR HARNESS PLUG OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE ALTERNATOR TO CATCH ON FIRE.*AK CONSUMER STATES AS HE WAS DRIVI8NG HE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, HE PULLED OVER AND RAISED THE HOOD AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THA ALTERNATOR, CONSUMER PUT OUT THE FIRE AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLE, THE HARNESS PLUG WAS MELTED, CONSUMER ALSO HAD ALTERNATOR REPLACED AND ALSO PURCHASED A HARNESS PLUG.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
986476
Machine
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