# 2003 FORD F-150 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `553914` · 2005-09-12 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-150
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 18,000
## Narrative
DT:  ON 7-9-05  THE CONTACT'S SON WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. HE WAS DRIVING A 2003 FORD F-150.  HE HIT A GUARD RAIL AND WENT INTO A DITCH  ABOUT 100 YARDS AND HIT AN OVERPASS SIGN POST MADE OF CEMENT. THE TRUCK BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CORONER SAID THAT THE FIRE  CAUSED THE DEATH OF THE CONTACT'S  SON. SHE SAID THAT HE DID NOT HAVE A BROKEN BONE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT  AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WERE NOTIFIED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT  DID NOT HAVE  AN INVESTIGATION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE.  THE CONTACT  REPORTED  THAT SHE DID NOT KNOW IF HER SON HAD ANY PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED.*AK
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