# NHTSA recall 26V244000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 26V244000
- Manufacturer's number: 36D
- Manufacturer: Chrysler \(FCA US, LLC\)
- Reported: 2026\-04\-16
- Owners notified: 2026\-05\-07
- Component: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL \(ESC\):CONTROL MODULE
- Units potentially affected: 6605
- Part numbers: 68600228AH / 68600229AH / 68600231AH

## What is wrong

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."


## What can happen

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


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the steering column control module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 7, 2026.  Owners may contact FCA customer service at 1\-800\-853\-1403.  FCA's number for this recall is 36D. Vehicle Identification Numbers \(VINs\) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning April 23, 2026.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 1, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-17
- Vehicles in the campaign: 6605
- Reported remedied: 3949 \(59%\)
- Reported unreachable: 33
- Reported removed: 1

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2026 RAM 2500](/makes/ram/2500/2026/recalls.md). Built 2025\-09\-13 to 2025\-11\-15.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [114282](/bulletins/11036779.md), 2026-09-03, Warranty extension
- [114283](/bulletins/11036778.md), 2026-09-03, Warranty extension
- [S2608000030](/bulletins/11034924.md), 2026-07-08, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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