# 1987 FORD RANGER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `542340` · 2005-07-04 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 5
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** RANGER
- **Year:** 1987
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
I HAD JUST LEFT A RED LIGHT.  I WAS THE 1ST VECHICLE INTHE NORTH LANE ON A TWO LANE STREET.  THE SOUTH BOUND SIDE HAD ABOUT 8 CARS .  THE LAST CAR HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF HIM, SHE HIT A JEEP IN FRONT OF HER, AND IMPACT CAUSED HER TO SWEARVE INTO THE NORTHBOUND SIDE WHERE I HIT HER IN IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE.  I HAD MY GRANDSON 9 IN THE FRONT WITH ME.  MY GRANDDAUGHTER 16 AND HER FRIEND 15 WERE IN THE TRUCK BED.  I JUST HAD A SMALL INDENTION IN THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK.  THIS TRUCK WAS A 1987 LONG BED.  RUNS GOOD.  IT I THOUGHT WAS STEAMING MAYBE I BUSTED MY RADIATOR.  MY CONCERN WAS THE CHILDREN.  THEN IT STARTED SMOKING.  A FIRE EXTINQUISHER WAS USED.  A LITTLE WHILE LATER IT CAUGHT AND BURNED UP.
---
*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*