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2002 FORD EXPEDITION — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 540537 · 2005-06-21

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
81,000

Severity

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

Narrative

DT: NEIGHBOR WAS LEAVING FOR THE STORE AND SMELLED SMOKE. SAW FIRE AND KNOCKED ON THE DOOR AND TOLD CONSUMERTHAT THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. CALLED 911, AND EMPTIED TWO FIRE EXTINGUISHERS TRYING TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS STARTED FROM AN ELECTRICAL SOURCE. ALSO, NOTIFIED CONSUMER OF THREE OTHER CASES JUST WITHIN HOUSTON.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10126060
Machine
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