# NHTSA recall 16V461000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 16V461000
- Manufacturer's number: S44
- Manufacturer: Chrysler \(FCA US LLC\)
- Reported: 2016\-06\-24
- Owners notified: 2016\-08\-18
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- Units potentially affected: 26298

## What is wrong

Chrysler \(FCA US LLC\) is recalling certain model year 2015\-2016 Chrysler Town \& Country, Dodge Grand Caravan vehicles manufactured July 31, 2015, to April 18, 2016, 2016 Dodge Journey vehicles manufactured August 17, 2015, to January 29, 2016, and 2016 RAM ProMaster vehicles manufactured August 15, 2016, to April 15, 2016.  The transmission pump may seize causing a loss of hydraulic pressure.


## What can happen

If the transmission loses hydraulic pressure, the vehicle may lose motive power, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the transmission pump, free of charge.  The recall began on August 18, 2016.  Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1\-800\-853\-1403.  Chrysler's number for this recall is S44.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-01\-16
- Vehicles in the campaign: 26298
- Reported remedied: 22481 \(85%\)
- Reported unreachable: 168
- Reported removed: 8

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2015 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY](/makes/chrysler/town-and-country/2015/recalls.md). Built 2015\-07\-31 to 2016\-04\-18.
- [2016 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY](/makes/chrysler/town-and-country/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-07\-31 to 2016\-04\-18.
- [2015 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN](/makes/dodge/grand-caravan/2015/recalls.md). Built 2015\-07\-31 to 2016\-04\-18.
- [2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN](/makes/dodge/grand-caravan/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-07\-31 to 2016\-04\-18.
- [2016 DODGE JOURNEY](/makes/dodge/journey/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-08\-17 to 2016\-01\-29.
- 2016 RAM PROMASTER. Built 2015\-08\-15 to 2016\-04\-15.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [U67](/bulletins/10230438.md), 2023-01-17, Service bulletin
- [V51](/bulletins/10228020.md), 2022-12-19, Service bulletin
- [S1121000006RevA](/bulletins/10221831.md), 2022-09-26, Service bulletin
- [68192621A](/bulletins/10219740.md), 2022-09-15, Service bulletin
- [04753183A](/bulletins/10219719.md), 2022-09-15, Service bulletin
- [9004509](/bulletins/10212248.md), 2022-05-31, Service bulletin
- [18\-069\-16REV](/bulletins/10194279.md), 2021-05-24, Service bulletin
- [S1121000006 Rev.](/bulletins/10180221.md), 2020-09-28, Service bulletin
- [18\-001\-15](/bulletins/10148572.md), 2018-11-19, Service bulletin
- [18\-011\-16](/bulletins/10141317.md), 2018-06-18, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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