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1988 FORD F150 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

fire · 51432 · 1996-07-25

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F150
Year
1988
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

Severity

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

Narrative

TRUCK WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 20 MINUTES WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT BEGAN TO SMOKE, FIRE WAS CONCENTRATED ON DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR, CONSUMER WAS RECENTLY INFORMED THAT MANUFACTURER THAT TERE WAS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH AND THEY WOULD REPLACE IT,CONSUMER NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER AND ADVISED HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AND HE IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENTCONSUMER HAS NOT HEARD FROM MANUFACTURER.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
987342
Machine
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