| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003250303 | Incident Date: Sep, 20 2003 |
| Consumer's City: WATERTOWN | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: ESCORT | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Air bags |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3FALP15P3VR | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 01 2003 | Complaint Type: LETR |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Vehicle's air bags deployed and dashboard caught on fire while parked in a local garage.*mr the air bag light was coming on and off the remained on. consumer allowed the vehicle to cool after smelling smoke. a trooper recommended having the vehicle towed. the vehicle was at a local garage locked up when the fire occurred. the windshield shattered due to the hot temperature. the fire dept. found the vehicle was under recall for defective air bags. *ph |
