NHTSA campaign 00V416000 · Manufacturer campaign 964
Dodge Recall 00V-416: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/STARTER
NHTSA recall 00V416000 (Manufacturer campaign 964) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION on December 12, 2000, with 30 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Neon RT for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on December 27, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V416000 (also written 00V-416 or 00V416)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 964
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 30 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Starter Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V416000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Dodge
Dodge Neon RT
- 2001 · Vehicles built August 3, 2000 – October 23, 2000 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V416000.
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
THIS CONDITION COULD OVERHEAT THE STARTER WIRING, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STARTER TERMINAL BLOCK JUMPER HARNESS.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 27, 2000.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V416000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.