NHTSA complaint: 2002 FORD ESCAPE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS RULED AS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ABS MODULE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V156000 (SERVICE BRAKES: HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK: CONTROL UNIT MODULE) JULY 7, 2007. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation