What 11 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Ford F-550

Operator was driving the vehicle when it experienced a fire in the engine compartment.

NHTSA ODI 11632424

2015 FORD F550 V10 GAS MOTOR, THE ENGINE BLOCK HEATER SHORTED OUT AND CAUGHT FIRE. LUCKILY ONLY THE LICENSE PLATE AND AN EXTENSION CORD WERE DAMAGED AS WELL AS THE BLOCK HEATER ITSELF. CONTACTED THE TRUCK DEALER AND FORD FLEET, AND NO ONE CARES. VEHICLE WAS PARKED. I JUST HAPPENED TO WALK PAST AND HEARD THE CRACKLING NOISE. SUPER HOT, VERY LUCKY TO JUST BE THERE AT THAT MOMENT.

NHTSA ODI 11395312

GOOD DAY ON JUNE 11TH 2018 MY BUS #1611 VIN#(XXXXXX) DURING MY DAILY VEHICLE INSPECTION AT THE LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY SHUTTLE SERVICES IN 1 CYCLOTRON ROAD BERKELEY CALIFORNIA. *DT AT THE BUS STAGING AREA NEAR BLDG 67 BEHIND BLDG 33 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30AM A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION INVOLVING THE PARKING BRAKE IT WOULD NOT HOLD AT 1100 RPM IN PARK THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE CONNECTOR CLIP REULTING IN THE VEHICLE MOVING WHILE ON PARK WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WHERE I WAS CRUSHED BY THE BUS SHUTTLE #1611 WHILE I CONDUCTED THE DVI DAILY VEHICLE INSPECTION MY HEAD WAS CRUSHED BOTH SIDES NEAR ABOVE EARS MY LEFT SHOULDER, LEFT ANKLE AND LEFT KNEE PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOE), 5 552(B)(6) CONSUMER STATED REPAIRS AND INSPECTION THE VEHICLE IS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND THE BUS WAS ON AND THE PARK POSITION THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT APPLIED. CONSUMER ALSO ATTAINED THE INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION FROM THE FORD WEBSITE.*JB

NHTSA ODI 11210435