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2013 Ford F-150 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1376286
Internal NHTSA #	10984172
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	F-150
Model Year	2013
File date	05/05/17
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving the vehicle at normal speeds & operating the air conditioner blower motor on low speed, the driver of the vehicle noticed smoke coming from the below the dash board on the passenger side of the vehicle. As the smoke progressed, the driver soon observed flames and melting plastic dripping off of the hvac box. The driver immediately pulled over, opened the [passenger door and extinguished the flames with a 10 bac fire extinguisher. When the vehicle was brought into the mesa county fleet repair facility, we noticed the heat source originated from the blower motor and resistor area of the hvac box. The electrical wiring has melted insulation and no fuses appear to have burned.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	50288
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WHITEWATER, CO
VIN pattern	1FTEX1EM1DKXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	30
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2013 Ford F-150 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Ford F-150 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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