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2000 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

fire · 650862 · 2007-12-24

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
95,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TRUCK WAS PARKED FOR 3 DAYS WITHOUT MOVING AND STARTED FIRE. DESTROYED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FRONT HALF OF THE TRUCK BEFORE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. FIRE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO A RECALL ON FORD INVOLVING AND RELATED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10212662
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown