1989 MERCURY SABLE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1989 MERCURY SABLE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Start: 1996-06-10

fire · 52541 · 1996-08-12

Vehicle

Make: MERCURY
Model: SABLE
Year: 1989
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Speed: 25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE TOWARDS WORK, NOTICED SMOKE IN FRONT, THOUGHT VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING, BRAKES STARTED FAILING, PULLED VEHICLE OVER, LIFTED HOOD, FLAMES SHOT OUT UNEXPECTEDLY.*AK *SLC

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 800775
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown