| Issue ID | 1517200 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11154291 |
| Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-150 |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 01/11/17 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I remote started my truck with the factory remote to warm up the vehicle in my drive way. I start to put my child in his car seat in the left rear side. As im putting my child in i can smell something burning and i can see smoke coming out from behind the seat. I immediately take him out of the truck and turn off the vehicle. As soon as it turns off i hear a loud pop noise almost like a firework going off. I see the rear window is now shattered with pieces of glass falling on my child's car seat. Defroster seemed to burn the trucks rear seat and caused the window to shatter. I did a internet search and found that this is a common issue with the window defroster over-heating and causing the left rear window to shatter. I've reported this issue to ford within days of this happening and have not heard back from them. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 106000 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | FORT WORTH, TX |
| VIN pattern | 1FTFW1EF0DKXXXXXX |
| 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 | 0 |
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