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It appears that a Ford Expedition may have caused a fire in Hertz vehicles rented by the Secret Service during President Biden’s recent Thanksgiving visit to Nantucket.
Several media reports say the fire, which involved five vehicles, appears to have first ignited a white Ford Expedition. At least that’s the focus for investigators, who have yet to offer an official determination. Local officials said the fire was not suspicious.
2021 Ford Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators were subject to an immediate recall in May for a problem with the battery junction box. Ford said at the time that the problem poses a fire hazard, and advised owners to park SUVs outside and away from structures or other vehicles. Ford made a fix for the problem in July and said it could fix all recalled vehicles by September.
That, of course, depends on the owners (or rental car companies) who actually take the vehicles in for repair. It is not yet clear if the Expedition in question made it into the shop. said Hertz Automotive News, “We can confirm that a fire involving our vehicles occurred early in the morning of November 28, in the rental car overflow lot at Nantucket Memorial Airport. Fortunately, no one was injured. We are cooperating with local authorities in their investigation .”
A large car fire involving multiple rental cars at Nantucket Memorial Airport is now out. No injuries were reported but at least four vehicles sustained major damage. #nantucket pic.twitter.com/VF7Zh7qoot
— Nantucket Current (@ACKCurrent)
November 28, 2022
Biden’s detailed rental cars also include a Chevy Suburban, a Ford Explorer, a Jeep Gladiator, and an Infiniti QX80.
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