# NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE86072
> **UNDERDASH FIRES** · Opened 1986-08-06 · Closed 1986-11-17
## Investigation
- **Action number:** PE86072
- **Type:** Preliminary Evaluation
- **Open date:** 1986-08-06
- **Close date:** 1986-11-17
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- **Affected (make, year) variants:** 1
## Summary

SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM MANUFACTURER:FORD PROVIDED 28 OWNERCOMPLAINTS WHICH ALLEGE IN-DASH FIRES.THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR SERVICEBULLETINS ISSUED BY FORD RELATING TO THE ALLEGED PROBLEM.FORD DOESNOT BELIEVE THAT A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MODEL.ANALYSIS:A REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED OF THE 35 FIRE COMPLAINTS. ALL APPEARTO BE ELECTRICAL IN NATURE, ORIGINATING IN THE INNER-DASH WIRING AREA,WITH NO PRE-WARNING TO THE VEHICLE OPERATOR OF THE IMPENDING FIRE OTHERTHAN SMOKE ENTERING THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE VENT OPENINGS.IT ISSUGGESTED THAT FURTHER INFORMATION BE REQUESTED FROM THE MANUFACTURERREGARDING THIS VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL/WIRING SYSTEM.THIS SHOULD INCLUDEQUESTIONS ABOUT CURRENT CAPACITY AND OVERLOAD PROTECTION SYSTEMS.PROPOSED ACTION:UPGRADE THIS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION TO AN ENGINEERINGANALYSIS.===

## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=PE86072)
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