NHTSA Complaint #11482513 — 2012 FORD F-150 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11482513
Vehicle	2012 FORD F-150
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	August 28, 2022
Date Filed	September 1, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MS

Consumer Description

Unsure of how fire started but truck was in garage at repair facility and the dash spontaneously caught fire and burned. The truck had been parked for over 48 hours and keys were not in ignition . The truck can be seen on security camera video with a small flash starting in the dash then larger flames inside the cab. It burned for about 3 minutes then the fired died out but not before completely burning the dash . There is security camera footage which was too large to upload.

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