Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, model years 2017 to 2020. Filed by Chrysler (FCA US LLC) and reported to NHTSA on 9 June 2020. 23,079 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2017-2020 Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles ("PHEV"). The 12 volt isolator post located behind the driver's seat may develop high resistance.
Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA, or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on.
Chrysler's own number for this recall: W46. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 20V334 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 20V334 cover?
- Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, model years 2017-2020.
- What is wrong with them?
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2017-2020 Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles ("PHEV"). The 12 volt isolator post located behind the driver's seat may develop high resistance.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A high resistance electrical connection may result in the connection overheating, increasing the risk of a fire with the vehicle on or off.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Not yet, on the wording NHTSA publishes today. FCA will conduct a voluntary safety recall on affected vehicles to increase the torque and install a waterproof gasket to the 12v isolator post, the post will also be inspected for signs of contamination.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Chrysler calls this recall W46, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A high resistance electrical connection may result in the connection overheating, increasing the risk of a fire with the vehicle on or off.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 20V334 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| System at fault | Electrical System:Wiring:Interior/Under Dash |
| Reported to NHTSA | 9 June 2020 |
| Model years | 2017-2020 |
| Vehicles named | CHRYSLER PACIFICA HYBRID |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A high resistance electrical connection may result in the connection overheating, increasing the risk of a fire with the vehicle on or off.
The remedy
FCA will conduct a voluntary safety recall on affected vehicles to increase the torque and install a waterproof gasket to the 12v isolator post, the post will also be inspected for signs of contamination. In the event the post is compromised, the 12v isolator post and associated cables will be replaced. Until the final remedy is available, customers should bring their vehicles to dealers for an interim inspection of this joint. The recall remedy is currently under development. FCA US LLC will notify owners, and dealers will perform an interim inspection of this joint. If the inspection indicates the joint is compromised, owners will receive a loaner vehicle, until a final remedy is developed. Interim notifications are expected to begin around June 22, 2020. The recall began July 30, 2020. Owners may contact FCA US LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US LLC's number for this recall is W46. Note: Consumers are advised to exercise the following precautions until the vehicle has the final repair completed: do not park these vehicles inside of buildings or structures, or near other vehicles. Additionally, keep liquids out of the backseat area, including but not limited to beverages, wet items, umbrellas, or bottled liquids that may leak.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 1,836 notices in the record whose component field names electrical system. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 41 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 20V334, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v334/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 20V334 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
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22efb63a - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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