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2001 FORD F-150 — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

fire · 856874 · 2011-05-16

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
Miles at failure
155,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH HE WAS TOLD BY A PASSERBY THAT THERE WAS A FIRE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. HE DROVE TO A FIRE STATION AND THE ENTIRE CAB WAS CONSUMED WITH FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL TANK. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY NO LONGER HAD THE RECORDS FOR HIS VEHICLE AND COULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 155,000. UPDATED 06/16/11 UPDATED 08/08/11 *BF UPDATED 08/29/11

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10401138
Machine
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