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2001 Ford F-150 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	517379
Internal NHTSA #	10103261
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	FORD
Model	F-150
Model Year	2001
File date	13/10/04
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Jim left me a message on 12/7/04 about a ford fire. Truck was sitting for 6 hours and caught on fire in the engine compartment. The fire occurred in the middle of the night. My wife said she had heard a thud. When they found the truck it was fully involved. No problems with truck. No after market equipment. Vehicle had cruise control. Never used it, did not know if it worked. Used a year before fire. Vehicle for local trips only. Vehicle was insured. Insurance company did a fire inspection. This fire involved a structure fire.*ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	125000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	BISHOP, GA
VIN pattern	1FTRX18L31NXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	20/04/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	Y
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Type of child seat code
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2001 Ford F-150 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2001 Ford F-150 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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