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2000 FORD F-150 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 780837 · 2010-04-13

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Severity

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

Narrative

MY 2000 FORD F150 WAS SITTING IN MY PARENTS DRIVEWAY AS WE WERE VISITING. WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE BUT COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS. WHEN I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW, I SAW MY TRUCK ON FIRE. MY DAD GOT A HOSE AND I CALLED 911 AND BETWEEN DAD AND THE FIREMEN, THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITHOUT HITTING THE OTHER VEHICLES NEARBY OR THE GARAGE. THE F150 IS TOTALED WITH THE HOOD TOTALLY GONE AND THE ENGINE, ELECTRICAL AND OTHER COMPONENTS IN THE COMPARTMENT BURNED UP AS WELL AS THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND THE DASHBOARD. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SERIOUS AS I WAS JUST ABOUT TO LEAVE TO TAKE MY 5 YEAR-OLD NIECE HOME W/MY 9 YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10325266
Machine
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