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STOREHOUSE FUSE SET, MODEL 92940 — EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

fire · 641799 · 2007-10-12

Vehicle

Make
STOREHOUSE
Model
FUSE SET, MODEL 92940
Year
Manufacturer
Harbor Freight Tools
Component
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

Severity

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

Narrative

PROBLEM WITH FUSE INSTALLED IN JOHN DEERE RIDING MOWER, CAUSING A FIRE IN THE MOWER. I PURCHASED FUSES FROM HARBOR FREIGHT, ITEM 02940, SET OF FUSES. HAD A FUSE BLOW IN MY MOWER, AND REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE FROM THIS SET OF FUSES. 4 DAYS LATER, WHEN I WAS OUT OF TOWN AND MY DAUGHTER WAS MOWING, THE LAWN MOWER CAUGHT FIRE WHILE SHE WAS USING IT. ALL THE WIRING UNDER THE DASH HAS BEEN BURNED AND DESTROYED. A COUPLE WEEKS AFTER THIS INCIDENT, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM HARBOR FREIGHT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FUSES. I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DAMAGE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10205511
Machine
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