2025-2026 Chrysler Recall: Loss of Electronic Stability Control/FMVSS 126

A cracked capacitor inside the brake pedal position sensor can shut off the electronic stability control on 2025-2026 Chrysler Pacifica and Chrysler Voyager minivans, and the ESC warning light comes on only after the system is already disabled. FCA US filed campaign 26V561 with NHTSA on September 1, 2026 for 2,017 vans built between June 28 and October 31, 2025, and estimates that 10% of them carry a sensor with the defect.

Eight of the 2,017 are 2026 Pacifica Plug-In Hybrids. NHTSA's summary of the campaign calls those eight vans Voyager plug-in hybrids; the vehicle table in FCA's filing, the dealer instructions, the dealer advance notice and the owner letter all name the Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid, built September 11 through October 25, 2025.

The Issue

Under the instrument panel, to the right of the steering column shaft, the brake pedal position sensor sits on the brake pedal support bracket and locks to its base with a quarter turn. FCA's part number for it is 68236598AA, and the supplier is CTS Corporation of Elkhart, Indiana.

When the capacitor in a suspect sensor fails, the ESC light illuminates and the stability control system is disabled. Section S5.1.2 of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 126 requires that system to be operational during all phases of driving, including acceleration, coasting and deceleration.

On the Part 573 report, the cause field is blank, and so is the field for how and when the condition was corrected in production. FCA describes the replacement as a brake pedal sensor "produced without a cracked capacitor."

FCA classifies 26V561 as a noncompliance recall, and its risk statement says failure of the ESC system when intervention is expected or relied upon can cause a crash without prior warning.

Affected Models

Model	Model years	Production dates	Units
Chrysler Pacifica	2025-2026	Jun 28, 2025 - Oct 31, 2025	1,652
Chrysler Voyager	2025-2026	Jun 28, 2025 - Oct 29, 2025	357
Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid	2026	Sep 11, 2025 - Oct 25, 2025	8

Supplier and vehicle manufacturing records identified the population. Vans built before June 28 or after October 31, 2025 are outside the recall, and the filing breaks the counts down by model rather than by model year.

Stellantis's dealer repair instructions, headed North America, say the sensor on 2,634 of the listed vehicles may have a cracked capacitor. NHTSA's filing covers 2,017, and neither document explains the difference.

Chronology and Investigation

FCA's Technical Safety and Regulatory Compliance organization opened an investigation on March 25, 2026 into 2025-2026 Pacifica, Pacifica PHEV and Voyager vans that may lose brake pedal position sensor function. From March through May the group met with FCA engineering on root cause, customer consequence and vehicle scope, and from June through August it analyzed field records and customer assistance records to settle which components and vehicles were affected.

On August 5 the group recognized a build issue on certain vehicles that could put them out of compliance with FMVSS 126. The Vehicle Regulations Committee made the noncompliance determination on August 26, the Part 573 went to NHTSA on September 1, and the agency acknowledged it on September 3.

A dealer advance notice dated September 2 said the remedy was not yet available and that the recall would launch in the third quarter of 2026. Repair instructions for dealers reached NHTSA's file on September 11.

Reported Incidents

Neither the Part 573 report nor NHTSA's record gives a count of complaints, warranty claims, crashes or injuries, and the chronology refers to field records and customer assistance records without saying how many there were.

Remedy and Notification

A dealer removes the sensor and reads the Julian date printed below the part number. A date from 17925 through 30425 marks a suspect sensor, which is replaced with a new 68236598AA; a date outside that range means the original sensor goes back in. I read 17925 as the 179th day of 2025, June 28, and 30425 as October 31, 2025, which is the Pacifica production window.

With the sensor installed, the technician connects a wiTECH scan tool and a battery charger holding 13.0 to 13.5 volts, runs the Brake Pedal Calibration routine in the ABS module and the Brake Pedal Learn routine in the PCM, clears stored codes and checks that the brake lamps work. A pea-sized dab of white lithium grease goes where the sensor contacts the pedal. A warning in the procedure says part of the population is hybrid, and a separate note tells the technician not to connect the vehicle to a high-voltage battery charger.

VINs became searchable on NHTSA.gov on September 9, the day dealers were to be notified. Owner letters were scheduled in the Part 573 for September 29; NHTSA's current remedy text says they were mailed September 17, and the mailed letter was posted to the campaign file on September 27. FCA's number for the recall is 69D, and its Recall Assistance Center is at 1-800-853-1403.

An owner who already paid to have the sensor replaced for this condition can file at fcarecallreimbursement.com, and the letter says payment follows within 60 days of verified documents. Dealers must complete the repair on unsold vans before retail delivery; the repair instructions cite a federal civil penalty of up to $27,874 per vehicle.

Symptoms to Watch For

The ESC light. When the capacitor has failed, the light illuminates to show that stability control is disabled, and the filing's warning field reads "None prior to failure."

How Long Will the Recall Repair Take?

Both labor operations, inspect only and inspect and replace, carry 0.3 hour, and the owner letter puts the repair at 30 minutes plus check-in and check-out time. No hoist is needed, and FCA has approved the job for Chrysler Mobile Service, so a dealer can do it at the owner's location. Dealers are also told to minimize the inconvenience with alternate transportation while a van is in service.

Bottom Line

Nine in ten of these vans are expected to keep their original sensor after a date-code check that takes about half an hour, and the documents give two mailing dates for the owner letters, so an owner can run the VIN at NHTSA.gov or recalls.mopar.com now instead of waiting for the mail. A Pacifica or Voyager from these build dates with the ESC light on matches the failure the recall describes, and the inspection can be booked through the Recall Assistance Center at 1-800-853-1403 or done by mobile service without a trip to the dealer.

Find your Chrysler Pacifica recall information: https://recalls.mopar.com/

FCA's compliance group opened its investigation on March 25, 2026 into Pacifica, Pacifica PHEV and Voyager vans losing brake pedal position sensor function, recognized a build issue on August 5 and determined the FMVSS 126 noncompliance on August 26. The Part 573 estimates 10% of the 2,017 vans carry a sensor with a cracked capacitor and leaves the cause blank. Dealers read a Julian date code on the sensor and replace only those dated 17925 through 30425.

The 2026 Pacifica, Voyager and Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid were already in campaign 26V531, the rearview camera software recall FCA filed on August 13, 2026 across 844,027 Stellantis vehicles. 26V561 is a hardware recall by comparison, with 2,017 vans and an inspection that replaces an estimated one sensor in ten.