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NHTSA Safety Recalls

Chrysler Pacifica Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 43 recall campaigns for the Chrysler Pacifica, across 13 model years from 2004 to 2027. The 2023 has the most (14); the fewest among years with a recall is 2027 (1).

Chrysler Pacifica years to avoid by our method: 2005 (2.5× the median year), 2017 (5.4× the median year), 2018 (2.5× the median year) and 2021 (2.1× the median year).

Model years
13

2004–2027, with a recall

Recall campaigns
43
Most recalls
2023

14 recalls

Owner complaints
7,051

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 7,051 complaints with NHTSA about the Chrysler Pacifica across 18 model years; the most, 1,540, concern the 2017.

Owners marked a crash on 207 of the Chrysler Pacifica complaints (3%) and a fire on 99.

Across all Chrysler Pacifica model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 1,920 complaints), then the power train (1,431).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Chrysler Pacifica in 2026: 608, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Chrysler Pacifica is equipment adaptive/mobility: wheelchair restraints/securement: latch/anchor:, in 14 model-year listings.

The newest Chrysler Pacifica recall, 26V561000, was reported on September 1, 2026 and concerns the electronic stability control (esc).

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2007, 2008 and 2016 Chrysler Pacifica, model years owners have filed complaints about.

Chrysler Pacifica years to avoid

The 2017 Chrysler Pacifica stands out most: 755 complaints between 2016 and 2020, 34% of them naming the engine.

The 2017 also carries 11 recalls, against a median of 5 for the ranked Chrysler Pacifica years.

The best-measured Chrysler Pacifica years are 2008 (0.2×), 2007 (0.5×) and 2020 (0.6×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Chrysler Pacifica, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202711—not ranked
2026011—not ranked
2025930—not ranked
20241147—not ranked
202314155—not ranked
202210218158
1.0×
2021avoid7375260
2.1×
2020517259
0.6×
20197316115
0.9×
2018avoid12889328
2.5×
2017avoid111,540755
5.4×
2016022not ranked
2008010219
0.2×
2007032670
0.5×
2006172697
0.9×
2005avoid21,244276
2.5×
20042896189
1.5×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Chrysler Pacifica years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Chrysler Pacifica

  • EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY:WHEELCHAIR RESTRAINTS/SECUREMENT:LATCH/ANCHOR:14
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN13
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA11
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:CONNECTORS/PLUGS/RECEPTACLES7
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY4
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY3
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL3
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD3
  • EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY:WHEELCHAIR RESTRAINTS/SECUREMENT:CRITICAL FASTENERS3
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)3

Chrysler Pacifica model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Chrysler Pacifica recall campaign (43)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Chrysler Pacifica, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V561000September 1, 2026electronic stability control (esc)2025crash2,017
26V531000August 13, 2026back over prevention: sensing system: camera2027crash844,027
26V362000June 4, 2026electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery2020–2022fire and injurypark outside17,277
26V358000June 2, 2026air bags: frontal2023–2025crash and injury141
26V327000May 21, 2026back over prevention: sensing system: camera2019, 2023crash16
26V296000May 11, 2026equipment adaptive/mobility: wheelchair restraints/securement: critical fasteners2023–2025injury476
26V189000March 26, 2026air bags: side/window: curtain2022–2025crash and injury293,264
25V876000December 17, 2025equipment adaptive/mobility: wheelchair restraints/securement: latch/anchor:2017–2025injury86
25V877000December 17, 2025equipment adaptive/mobility: wheelchair restraints/securement: latch/anchor:2021–2025injury1,019
25V573000September 4, 2025air bags: side/window: curtain2025crash and injury985
25V471000July 17, 2025equipment: appliance: tv/radio/speakers2024–2025crash21
25V388000June 12, 2025back over prevention: sensing system: camera2023crash140
25V302000May 8, 2025air bags: side/window: curtain2022–2025crash and injury250,651
24V888000November 25, 2024seats: barriers2024crash and injury44
24V793000October 24, 2024air bags: side/window: curtain2020–2023crash and injury26
24V436000June 13, 2024back over prevention: sensing system: camera2021–2023crash1,033,433
24V238000March 28, 2024visibility: windshield: critical fasteners2024crash and injury223
24V240000March 28, 2024traction control system2024crash26,776
24V199000March 14, 2024air bags: frontal: driver clockspring/spiral cassette2023–2024crash and injury38,164
23V753000November 9, 2023electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery2023fire and injurypark outside32
23V500000July 20, 2023fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2023fire967
23V010000January 17, 2023electrical system: wiring: connectors/plugs/receptacles2017–2023crash67,117
22V619000August 11, 2022visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages2022crash508
22V181000March 24, 2022seats: mid/rear assembly2021–2022crash and injury1,160
20V191000September 10, 2020back over prevention: sensing system: camera2019–2020crash319,610
19V886000December 12, 2019back over prevention: sensing system: camera2018–2019crash20,441
19V348000May 9, 2019electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery2017–2019crash198,731
19V143000February 28, 2019suspension: front: control arm: lower arm2018crash47,771
18V524000August 9, 2018electrical system: wiring: front underhood2017–2019crash12,779
18V492000July 26, 2018power train: automatic transmission2018crash5
18V493000July 26, 2018power train: axle assembly: axle shaft2018crash61
18V395000June 14, 2018electrical system: ignition: anti-theft: control module2017–2018crash and injury240,242
18V332000May 17, 2018electrical system: wiring2017–2018crash4,815,661
18V049000January 11, 2018electrical system: software2017crash153,859
17V824000December 21, 2017equipment2018fire and injury61,791
17V542000August 31, 2017seat belts: rear/other2017–2018crash and injury47,927
17V482000July 28, 2017power train: driveline: differential unit2017crash524
17V342000May 25, 2017service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2017crash371
16V490000June 30, 2016seat belts: rear/other2017crash and injury3,620
06V432000November 9, 2006power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)2005–2006crash127,928
05V066000March 1, 2005exterior lighting: headlights2005crash43,180
04V113000March 4, 2004power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)2004crash34,561
03V471000November 10, 2003fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2004fire9,579

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Chrysler Pacifica. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted