# NHTSA recall 18V049000

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: 18V049000
- Manufacturer's number: U01
- Manufacturer: Chrysler \(FCA US LLC\)
- Reported: 2018\-01\-11
- Owners notified: 2018\-03\-07
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- Units potentially affected: 153859

## What is wrong

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.


## What can happen

An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

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.


## 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 2019 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-07\-22
- Vehicles in the campaign: 153859
- Reported remedied: 145679 \(94%\)
- Reported unreachable: 475
- Reported removed: 604

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 2, 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

- [2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA](/makes/chrysler/pacifica/2017/recalls.md). Built 2015\-11\-23 to 2017\-06\-29.

## Investigated as DP17003

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- DP17003: Defect petition, opened 2017\-12\-01, closed 2018\-03\-01. Stall/Loss of Motive Power. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE; ENGINE.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/18V049000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/18V049000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [08\-130\-21](/bulletins/10218556.md), 2022-08-22, Service bulletin
- [S1908000195 Rev.](/bulletins/10183024.md), 2020-11-30, Service bulletin
- [9003692](/bulletins/10139983.md), 2018-06-11, Service bulletin
- [9003733](/bulletins/10138870.md), 2018-06-04, Service bulletin
- [TS\-WI\-0257](/bulletins/10131380.md), 2018-04-02, Service bulletin
- [08\-074\-16 REV. B](/bulletins/10121891.md), 2017-11-03, Service bulletin
- [08\-087\-16](/bulletins/10121861.md), 2017-11-03, Service bulletin
- [9003220](/bulletins/10121846.md), 2017-11-03, Service bulletin
- [9003634](/bulletins/10121833.md), 2017-11-03, Service bulletin
- [08\-087\-17](/bulletins/10121809.md), 2017-11-03, 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)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/18V049000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/18V049000)

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