# 2004 FORD F-450 SD — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
> NHTSA complaint `542638` · 2005-07-06 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-450 SD
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
- **Miles at failure:** 28,000
- **Speed:** 68 mph
## Narrative
DT: CONSUMER STATES HER 2004 FORD F450 CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IN OPERATION.  SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD BEFORE THE FIRE.  THE VEHICLE WAS LAST SERVICED ON APRIL 11, 2005.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID RESPOND.  THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CAB  MELTED.  THEREFORE, THERE WAS NO INVESTIGATION AS TO  WHY THIS OCCURRED.  THIS WAS NOT THE CONSUMERS PERSONAL VEHICLE, BUT IT BELONGED TO HER EMPLOYER, AND THEY WERE  AWARE THAT SHE WAS FILING THE COMPLAINT.  GEM AIR DISTRIBUTORS LEASED THE VEHICLE.   THE MILEAGE WAS NOT EXACT, THE MAINTENANCE LOG WAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK
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