Ram 2500 recall covers 8,329 trucks over loss of stability control

Is your car affected?

What to do

Watch for a letter from FCA. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed Nov. 24, 2026.

Dealers will replace the steering column control module, free of charge. The NHTSA record does not list this as an over-the-air update.

You can call FCA customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA's number for this recall is 90D.

The NHTSA record does not carry a "park it" or "park outside" advisory for this recall.

If you are shopping for a used 2026 Ram 2500, run its VIN through a recall check before you buy.

What happened

Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2026 Ram 2500 Pickup trucks. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) lists 8,329 vehicles as potentially affected.

According to the NHTSA recall record, the trucks may be equipped with steering column control modules that can cause a loss of electronic stability control (ESC).

Because of this, the record says, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems."

A loss of electronic stability control increases the risk of a crash, the record says.

NHTSA received the report on Oct. 6, 2026, and lists it as campaign 26V-651 (26V651000). The record says this recall expands an earlier NHTSA recall, 26V-244.

That earlier campaign, 26V-244 (26V244000), was reported to NHTSA on April 16, 2026. It also covered certain 2026 Ram 2500 Pickup trucks that may be equipped with steering column control modules that can cause a loss of electronic stability control. NHTSA lists 6,605 vehicles as potentially affected in that campaign.

Owner notification letters for the earlier recall were mailed May 7, 2026. FCA's number for that recall is 36D.

Is my car affected?

Enter your VIN in our free recall check at /vin-check/ or on NHTSA.gov. NHTSA's record says VINs in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on Oct. 13, 2026.

The record says the recall covers certain 2026 Ram 2500 Pickup trucks. A VIN check shows whether yours is one of them.

NHTSA's recall list for the 2026 Ram 2500 shows eight recall campaigns, including this one and the earlier 26V-244.

For this recall, the record says dealers will replace the steering column control module free of charge.