1992 FORD RANGER — EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1992 FORD RANGER — EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
Start: 1997-01-20

fire · 68156 · 1997-01-31

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: RANGER
Year: 1992
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

Severity

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

Narrative

THE RESISTOR MOUNTED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER HEATER CASE BOX OVERHEATED, CAUSING A SHORT WHICH STARTED A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE EVAPORATOR CASE/BLOWER MOTOR ASSEMBLY AND THE CORE. VEHICLE IS BEING SERVICED AT THIS TIME. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 808447
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown