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2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

crash · 583750 · 2006-05-30

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
CROWN VICTORIA
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

Severity

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

Narrative

2003 CROWN VICTORIA CAUGHT ON FIRE NEAR THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. *TS THIS WAS A POLICE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE TURNED OFF SO THE OFFICER COULD GO BACK INSIDE THE STATION TO RETRIEVE SOMETHING. A FEW MINUTES LATER A FIREFIGHTER NOTICED HEAVY BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE APPEARED TO BE IN THE AREA OF THE ALTERNATOR AND IN THE AREA OF THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10159434
Machine
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