# NHTSA recall 18V395000

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: 18V395000
- Manufacturer's number: U50
- Manufacturer: Chrysler \(FCA US LLC\)
- Reported: 2018\-06\-14
- Owners notified: 2018\-07\-09
- Component: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI\-THEFT DEVICES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI\-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
- Units potentially affected: 240242

## What is wrong

Chrysler \(FCA US LLC\) is recalling certain 2017\-2018 Chrysler Pacifica vehicles.  The Manual Park Release \(MPR\) plug may be removed without a tool.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard \(FMVSS\) number 114, "Theft Protection."


## What can happen

If the MPR is engaged unintentionally, the vehicle could roll away striking and injuring a bystander or cause a crash.


## The remedy

Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the MPR plug, free of charge.  The recall began July 9, 2018.  Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1\-800\-853\-1403.  Chrysler's number for this recall is U50.


## 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 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-01\-22
- Vehicles in the campaign: 240242
- Reported remedied: 217939 \(90%\)
- Reported unreachable: 1056
- Reported removed: 1206

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

- [2017 CHRYSLER PACIFICA](/makes/chrysler/pacifica/2017/recalls.md). Built 2016\-06\-15 to 2018\-04\-06.
- [2018 CHRYSLER PACIFICA](/makes/chrysler/pacifica/2018/recalls.md). Built 2016\-06\-15 to 2018\-04\-06.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [S1608000277REVA](/bulletins/10219973.md), 2022-09-15, Service bulletin
- [S1608000277](/bulletins/10218512.md), 2022-08-22, Service bulletin
- [21\-018\-16](/bulletins/10141285.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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