NHTSA recall 00V416000
Electrical system › Starter assembly
Dodge Neon RT
Reported Dec 12, 200030 vehicles affectedDAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATIONMaker’s number 964Built Aug 3, 2000 – Oct 23, 2000
The defect
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.
The risk
This condition could overheat the starter wiring, creating the potential for a vehicle fire.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the starter terminal block jumper harness.