This is an online automotive information provider of a detailed information on complaints, defects and recalls for Ford F-150 2010 electrical system. Our users can find data on mass market car models from most popular brands. The service allows to compare and analyze statistics for reported problems, complaints, recalls for various manufacturers. We hope our site will help with selecting of a reliable and safe car. By using this tool, you will be able to get records with description of safety issues for vehicles, equipment, tires and child restraints. These issues include safety recalls for your Ford F-150 2010 electrical system and complaints other owners have filed.

Enter valid VIN:

2010 Ford F-150 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	943837
Internal NHTSA #	10478279
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	F-150
Model Year	2010
File date	01/10/12
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Rear window defroster/window assembly connection defective, shorts out causing fire and glass breakage. I dropped off my daughter at preschool and five minutes later i noticed smoke coming out of the passenger side rear defroster window behind her car seat. I pulled over to find this becoming a fire. It began as smoke, then spark, and then flame. Fortunately, i had a bottle of water in my truck, which i began to pour on it to stop. It got worse with the sparks, but eventually went out. While trying to distinguish the fire, the "explosion" occurred shattering the rear window. I took this to my local ford dealer and began to research issue. I quickly found several ford forums where other people experienced the exact same issue on 2010 f150 ford trucks. Here's a link to one that helps explain the issue clearly. I posted my experience in post 38... Http://www. F150forum. Com/f38/rear-window-defroster-exploding-rear-window-129167/.. I see there have been no reports to you regarding this issue previously. Obviously a defective defroster/window unit causing a vehicle to catch fire is a dangerous issue. But there was no need to push issue further due to their ford dealer understanding the issue and covering the repair under warranty. I have ford's premiumcare extended warranty which should cover this but my dealer is seeing only as glass breakage and refusing to cover it under warranty. There would be no glass breakage if the defective assembly didn't cause a fire, and if i didn't have something to put out the fire there would have been far more damage.. With cold weather coming, and more recent incidents posted, there will be more instances of this in the near future on 2010 ford f150 trucks. With the redesign of replacement part ford is aware that the original design is flawed. Updated 11/05/12 bf updated 11/07/2012 js
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	40800
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PHILLIPSBURG, NJ
VIN pattern	1FTFW1EV6AFXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	8
Drive train type	4WD
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	55
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
Dealer's state code
Dealer's ZIP code

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.
What is Failure?
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.

Last decoded VIN:

WVWZZZ6RZHU099151 4T1G11AK8LU341706 1FTEX1EP6LFB59524 WBA71BH03PCL33035 5J6RW2H89LL023107 WDDGF8AB3DR251713 3GCUKREC5JG300827 SJNEBAK11U0638479 1FTEW1CF6HFC80333 1FMCU9G94HUD33750 MA700KH4WEA002459 WAUZZZF29LN015465

Rating: 4.7 from 5 (3783 reviews)

2010 Ford F-150 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2010 Ford F-150 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?