1985 FORD TOPAZ — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1985 FORD TOPAZ — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Start: 1996-10-20

fire · 58988 · 1996-10-24

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: TOPAZ
Year: 1985
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Speed: 60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

GOING ABOUT 60 MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SMELLED PLASTIC BURNING. PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM KEYHOLE. GRABBED KEY, GOT OUT OF CAR, SAW FLAMES COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, CAR TOTALED, NOTHING LEFT BUT METAL FRAME. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 803975
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown