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2009 WILDFIRE LTD — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

firecrash · 787531 · 2010-05-15

Vehicle

Make
WILDFIRE
Model
LTD
Year
2009
Manufacturer
WILDFIRE MOTORS, INC.
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

Severity

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

Narrative

I CURRENTLY WORK FOR THIS COMPANY - BUT AM ABOUT TO BE FIRED - SO TELLING ALL.... [XXX] HAS HAD SEVERAL CF250T-F FASHION SCOOTERS IGNITE AND CATCH ON FIRE. THE PUT OUT A "TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN" FOR THIS ISSUE - BUT HAVE NOT SEEN THAT THE UNITS ARE BEING REPAIRED. THE FIRST SCOOTER BURNED IN 2008 IN NEW YORK AND [XXX] SENT THE TECHNICIAN TO NEW YORK TO OUR DEALER [XXX] . THE TECHNICIAN FROM [XXX] THAT INSPECTED THE BURNED UNITS WAS [XXX] HE IS NO LONGER WITH CFMOTO - DON'T KNOW IF HE WILL TALK. THIS SCOOTER WAS COMPLETELY BURNED. THE FIRE IS STARTING IN THE EXHAUST AND THE TECH BULLETIN ISSUED BYPASSES THE PROBLEM. [XXX] , PRESIDENT OF [XXX] , HAS DONE HIS BEST TO HIDE THIS PROBLEM. MORE SCOOTERS HAVE BURNED AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THIS SITUATION SHOULD NOT BE HIDDEN FROM THE PUBLIC AND SHOULD NOT BE HANDLED AS A "TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN"... A TOTAL RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. [XXX] IS MORE WORRIED ABOUT THE MONEY HE CAN MAKE - INSTEAD OF CONSUMERS LIVES!!!!! AS FAR AS I KNOW - [XXX] HAS TOLD [XXX] IN CHINA THAT ALL OF THE SCOOTERS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED... HE HAS BLATANTLY LIED TO THEM. HE IS A CON-ARTIST AND HAS FOOLED THEM ON MORE THAN THIS ISSUE... I AM SURE HE POCKETED THE MONEY THEY PAID FOR THIS ISSUE ALSO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME! NOW... TIME TO FILL IN THE IRS. [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] I LISTED THIS AS A WILDFIRE - IT IS NOT - IT I

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10330525
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