The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced a voluntary recall from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in the US regarding Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid models from 2017 and 2018. More importantly, FCA US advises owners of these vehicles to park outside and not recharge them, as there is a potential fire risk. 16,741 Pacifica PHEVs are potentially affected.
Specifically, the recall includes vehicles built from August 12, 2016 – the first production date for the 2017 model year – through the end of 2018 production on August 7, 2018. As for the problem, that's unfortunately still a mystery at this point. The NHTSA says FCA US opened an investigation on August 31, 2021, regarding a possible trend in vehicle fires in some Pacifica PHEVs. The company ultimately repurchased two burned vehicles for deeper investigations, but that process is ongoing and the root cause for the fires is unknown. As such, there isn't a remedy at this time.
