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FCA US is recalling 8,329 more 2026 Ram 2500 pickups because a steering column control module can develop an internal fault and switch off electronic stability control. The filing, NHTSA campaign 26V651, expands an April recall of the same part on 6,605 trucks.
What fails
According to FCA’s safety recall report, some trucks were built with a steering column control module, or SCCM, that can suffer an internal fault and disable stability control. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 126 requires stability control to be active while driving, so the trucks are recalled for noncompliance with that standard.
The report names Kostal of America as the supplier of the module. It does not say which function inside the module fails.
Little warning before it happens
FCA says there is no warning before the failure. Once the module resets, the stability control light comes on in the instrument cluster. A stability control light that comes on while driving is the only sign an owner will get. Any truck in the VIN range showing that light belongs at a dealer.
FCA estimates that 0.1 percent of the trucks in the recall have the defect.
Why stability control matters
The federal standard defines stability control as a computer-controlled system that brakes individual wheels to correct a skid, limits oversteer and understeer, and can reduce engine torque to help the driver keep control. One of the attributes it lists is a means to monitor the driver’s steering inputs.
The standard applies to trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less. In FCA’s words, a module with an internal fault may cause a loss of stability control “when intervention is expected and/or relied upon,” which may increase the risk of a crash.
Which trucks are covered
The expansion covers 2026 Ram 2500 pickups built from September 13 to November 15, 2025. FCA says that is the window when the suspect modules were in production, and it set the dates using warranty and assembly plant quality records.
Trucks built outside those dates, repaired before leaving the plant, or already fixed under the earlier recall are not included.
Why there is a second recall
The first campaign, 26V244, was filed in April for 6,605 trucks, and owner letters went out in May. FCA’s chronology says that in July its safety office opened an investigation, based on continuous monitoring, into 2026 Ram 2500 trucks that may have been built with a suspect module outside the scope of that first recall. On September 29 the company determined the noncompliance applied to more trucks, and it filed the expansion on October 6.
FCA’s report lists the related recall as 26V227, but NHTSA’s summary and the April filing identify the earlier campaign as 26V244, FCA recall 36D.
The fix and the timeline
Dealers will replace the steering column control module free of charge. FCA describes the replacement as a module of a new design. Dealers were to be notified around October 13, and owner letters are expected to go out November 24. FCA’s number for this campaign is 90D, and its customer service line is 1-800-853-1403.
NHTSA did not flag this campaign as a do-not-drive or park-outside recall.
Check the VIN now
VINs in this recall became searchable on NHTSA’s recall lookup on October 13, six weeks before letters are due. A lookup returns any open, unrepaired recall for that specific truck. That gap is normal, and we explained the reasons in why the recall letter arrives after the recall. Used buyers in particular should not wait for mail addressed to the previous owner.
This is not the first 2026 Ram 2500 campaign we have covered. In August the truck was recalled over software that outruns its tire rating.
Sources
- NHTSA, Part 573 Safety Recall Report 26V651 (PDF)
- NHTSA, Recall 26V651: 2026 Ram 2500 loss of electronic stability control
- NHTSA, Recall 26V244: 2026 Ram 2500 loss of electronic stability control
- eCFR, 49 CFR 571.126, Standard No. 126: Electronic stability control systems for light vehicles
This article was researched and drafted with the assistance of AI tools and reviewed, fact-checked and edited by Leonidas Clark before publication. Recall populations and dates can change; check your own VIN with NHTSA or a Ram dealer.
