# 2009 WILDFIRE LTD — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `787531` · 2010-05-15 · WILDFIRE MOTORS, INC.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** WILDFIRE
- **Model:** LTD
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** WILDFIRE MOTORS, INC.
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
## 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
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