A recall of 8,329 Ram 2500 trucks for possible loss of electronic stability control.
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2026 Ram 2500 Pickup trucks. The trucks may be equipped with steering column control modules that can cause a loss of electronic stability control. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 126, “Electronic Stability Control Systems.”
Affected VINs should be searchable now at the NHTSA website.
Here is the relevant information from the NHTSA Recall notice:
NHTSA ID Number: 26V651
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Components: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Potential Number of Units Affected: 8,329
Estimated percentage with defect: 0.1%
Descriptive Information
Some 2026 Model Year Ram 2500 vehicles may have been built with a Steering Column Control Module (“SCCM”) which can experience an internal fault and disable Electronic Stability Control (“ESC”).
The suspect period began on September 13, 2025, when suspect SCCMs were introduced into vehicle production, and ended on November 15, 2025, when suspect SCCMs were no longer used in vehicle production. The suspect period was determined using warranty and vehicle assembly plant quality records.
Similar vehicles not included in this recall were built before or after the suspect period, were repaired prior to being released from vehicle plant control, or were repaired under a previous recall.
Description of defect or noncompliance:
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (“FMVSS”) No.126 requires ESC to be active while driving. An SCCM with an internal fault may result in the loss of ESC functionality.
Description of the safety risk, including crash, fire, death, injury:
An SCCM with an internal fault may result in the loss of ESC functionality when intervention is expected and/or relied upon which may increase the risk of a crash.
Description of the cause:
None stated.
Identification of any warning that can occur:
None prior to failure. Once the SCCM reset occurs, the ESC light will illuminate in the instrument panel cluster.
Chronology
On April 10, 2026, the FCA US LLC (“FCA US”) determined, through the Vehicle Regulations Committee, that a safety defect exists in certain vehicles resulting in recall NHTSA ID 26V-227/FCA US ID 36D (“36D”).
On July 20, 2026, the FCA US Technical Safety and Regulatory Compliance (“TSRC”) organization opened an investigation into some 2026Model Year Ram 2500 vehicles potentially built with a suspect SCCM outside the scope of 36D due to continuous monitoring.
From July 2026, through September 2026, FCA US TSRC conducted an analysis of field records and customer assistance records to understand potential customer consequences.
On September 2, 2026, the FCA US TSRC organization recognized a vehicle build issue existed on certain vehicles related to a condition potentially resulting in a noncompliance with FMVSS No. 126.
On September 29, 2026, FCA US determined, through the Vehicle Regulations Committee, that a noncompliance to FMVSS No. 126 exists in certain vehicles.
Remedy
Description of Remedy
Remedy Type: Replace
Description of remedy program:
FCA US will conduct a voluntary safety recall on all affected vehicles to replace the SCCM.
How remedy component differs from recalled component:
Remedy component is an SCCM with a new design.
Description of recall schedule:
FCA US will notify dealers on or about 10/13/2026 and begin notifying owners on or about 11/24/2026.
