| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
00V416000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
DODGE |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
NEON RT |
| Model Year: |
2001 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
964 |
| Manufacturer Component Description: |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Manufacturered: |
20000803 - 20001023 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
30 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
20001227 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
20001227 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| Report Received Date: |
20001212 |
| Record Creation Date: |
20001215 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. STARTER ASSEMBLIES WERE BUILT WITH SUSPECT PLASTIC TERMINAL BLOCKS WHICH COULD DEVELOP STRESS CRACKS SUBSEQUENT TO THEIR INSTALLATION ONTO THE BODY OF THE STARTER. SEPARATION OF THE TERMINAL BLOCK FROM THE STARTER BODY COULD POTENTIALLY ALLOW THE UN-FUSED POSITIVE TERMINAL TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH AN ADJACENT SURFACE, PROVIDING A PATH TO GROUND. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THIS CONDITION COULD OVERHEAT THE STARTER WIRING, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE FIRE. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STARTER TERMINAL BLOCK JUMPER HARNESS. |