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1998 FORD F-150 — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

fire · 825303 · 2010-11-12

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Miles at failure
134,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 24,2010 AT 7:15 AM ON MY WAY TO CHURCH , HEARD SOMETHING DRAGGING UNDER TRUCK. STOPPED TO FIND FUEL TANK HANGING FROM UNDER TRUCK BOTH STRAPS HAD RUSTED AND BROKEN. DRAGGING FUEL TANK CAUSED HOLE IN TANK WHICH WAS LEAKING INTO ROAD. LOCAL FIRE AND POLICE WERE DISPATCHED LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. LOCAL HAZ-MAT COMPANY WAS ALSO CALL TO CLEAN UP FUEL SPILL. UPDATED 08/01/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, HE HEARD SOMETHING DRAGGING FROM CAR. WHEN HE LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, HE SAW A FIRE TRAIL BEHIND THE VEHICLE. HE STOPPED THE VEHICLE, GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE. HE SAW THE FUEL TANK HAD DROPPED AND THE FRONT PORTION WAS CONTACTING THE GROUND, WITH A HOLD IN THE FRONT CORNER OF THE TANK. THE FIRE HAD EXTINGUISHED BY THIS TIME. UPDATED 08/22/11

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10366124
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