1987 FORD F150 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1987 FORD F150 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Start: 1997-07-29

fire · 89897 · 1997-10-17

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: F150
Year: 1987
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Speed: 40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE; PULLED TO SIDE & CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD. NOTHING WAS FOUND. STARTED TO LOCK DOOR & NOTICED FLAMES SHOOTING OUT FROM DASHBOARD AREA NEAR STEERING COLUMN. FIRE DEPT. CALLED & PUT FLAMES OUT. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 818478
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown