Chrysler Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

Chrysler is recalling about 371 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, hydraulic. The crossed rear brake lines will cause the rear anti-lock brake system to be ineffective, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
17V342000
Manufacturer
Vantage Mobility International, LLC
Reported
25 May 2017
Vehicles
371
Built between
Jul 2016 – May 2017
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
3 July 2017
Repaired
76%
Unrepaired
85

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 2016 and May 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2017 Chrysler PacificaBuilt July 2016 to May 2017

Repair progress

85 of 371 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2018.

76% repaired — 283 of 371 reported

Owners not reachable
3

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Vantage Mobility International, LLC (Vantage Mobility) is recalling certain 2017 Chrysler Pacifica lowered floor vans modified by Vantage Mobility for wheelchair accessibility. The affected vans have rear brake lines that might have been crossed during the modification. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems."

What could happen

The crossed rear brake lines will cause the rear anti-lock brake system to be ineffective, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Vantage Mobility will notify owners, and dealers will correct the rear brake line attachments, free of charge. The recall began on July 3, 2017.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 2016 to May 2017
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA25 May 2017
  3. Owners notified3 July 2017
  4. Latest repair reportQ4 2018 — 76% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 25 May 2017.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Vantage Mobility customer service at 1-800-488-9082. Vantage Mobility's number for this recall is Pac-20170525.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
Pac-20170525
Recalling manufacturer
Vantage Mobility International, LLC
Safety standard
FMVSS 135
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional 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.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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