1997 FORD F-150 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 FORD F-150 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Start: 2002-12-28

fire1 injured · 518818 · 2005-01-27

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: F-150
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Miles at failure: 44,100

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 1
Fire: Yes
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

WHEN USING THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER THE WHOLE LIGHTER GOT TOO HOT AND WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE DASH. IT BURNED THROUGH PLASTIC AND WIRE BURNED IN HALF. VERY DANGEROUS. THIS COULD HAVE BURNED UP THE WHOLE DASH. BURNED MY WIFE'S HAND AFTER IT WENT THROUGH THE HOLDER. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10108099
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown