Dodge Electrical System: Front Underhood

Dodge is recalling about 15,000 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. Shorting of the wiring harness can cause various electrical malfunctions, including engine stalling.

Campaign
96V026000
Manufacturer
CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Reported
5 February 1996
Vehicles
15,000
Built between
Jul 1995 – Nov 1995
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
17 March 1996
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 1995 and November 1995. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1996 Dodge NeonBuilt July 1995 to November 1995
  • 1996 Plymouth NeonBuilt July 1995 to November 1995

What the defect is

An engine wiring harness can short circuit due to contact with the exhaust gas recirculation tube..

What could happen

Shorting of the wiring harness can cause various electrical malfunctions, including engine stalling.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REROUTE THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS PROPERLY AND ANY WIRE THAT HAS BEEN DAMAGED WILL BE REPLACED.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 1995 to November 1995
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA5 February 1996
  3. Owners notified17 March 1996

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 5 February 1996.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
CHRYSLER CORPORATION
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

System: electrical; wiring; harness.vehicle description: passenger vehicles built at the toluca, mexico assembly plant.note: 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 chrysler at 1-800-853-1403. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

Same brand