NHTSA Campaign 18V049000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
NHTSA campaign 18V049000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: software. The repair is free.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) filed the report for 18V049000 with NHTSA on January 11, 2018; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 18V049000, NHTSA lists up to 153,859 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 23, 2015 and June 29, 2017.
The 18V049000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V049000 were scheduled from March 7, 2018, 55 days after the report.
18V049000 covers 1 model from Chrysler, model years 2017.
Owners of the model years 18V049000 covers have filed at least 394 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V049000 ranks 52 of 215 Chrysler (FCA US LLC) recalls on this site.
Besides 18V049000, Chrysler (FCA US LLC) has 27 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 18V049000 was 17V740000, reported on November 21, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2017 Chrysler Pacifica vehicles equipped with a 3.6l engine. The engine control software may become out of sync with the crankshaft position sensor, possibly resulting in an engine stall.
- The risk
- An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will update the engine control software, free of charge. The recall began March 7, 2018. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is U01.
Reported January 11, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V049000 (1)
Chrysler (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V049000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: January 11, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted