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1997 FORD F-150 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 694165 · 2008-10-28

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
1997
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
202,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON SO WHEN I GOT HOME I STARTED TO CHECK TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE AND FOUND A FUSE THAT WAS BROKEN. I REPLACED THE FUSE AND THREE HOURS LATER WE SMELLED SMOKE IN OUR HOUSE AND FOUND MY SHOP WAS ON FIRE. WE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND AFTER THE FIRE WAS OUT FOUND THAT THE TRUCK WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10246912
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown