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Complaint 839351

1994 FORD EXPLORER • TIRES • incident Jan 26, 2011

Crash
No
Fire
Yes
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
839351
Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Model Year
1994
Component
TIRES
Incident Date
Jan 26, 2011
Date Received
Jan 29, 2011
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

TIRES

Owner Narrative

WHILE DRIVING I TURNED ON AIR CONDITIONER AND IMMEDIATELY LIGHT SMOKE BEGAN OUT OF AIR CONDITIONING VENTS AND THEN THE NEXT MOMENT THE SMOKE WAS EXTREMELY HEAVY OUT OF THE VENTS AND THEN VISIBLE FIRE UNDERNEATH FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EXITED, 10 MINUTES LATER IT WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *LN

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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