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2002 FORD ESCAPE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

fire · 872532 · 2011-08-08

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
147,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED AN INSPECTOR WOULD GO OUT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V156000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS BUT THE TECHNICIANS STATED REPAIRS WERE NOT NEEDED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FIRE BEGAN WHERE THE ABS MODULE WAS LOCATED AND BELIEVED THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE ABS MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10418044
Machine
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