Ram 2500, model years 2023 to 2026. Filed by Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) and reported to NHTSA on 7 May 2026. 12,736 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2023-2026 Ram 2500 Pick up trucks. A software error in the powertrain control module may improperly allow the vehicle speed to exceed the tire speed rating, which can result in a loss of vehicle control.
Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA, or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on.
Ram's own number for this recall: 43D. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 26V288 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 26V288 cover?
- Ram 2500, model years 2023-2026.
- What is wrong with them?
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2023-2026 Ram 2500 Pick up trucks. A software error in the powertrain control module may improperly allow the vehicle speed to exceed the tire speed rating, which can result in a loss of vehicle control.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Loss of vehicle control increases the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Dealers will update the powertrain control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 21, 2026. Owners may contact FCA customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA's number for this recall is 43D.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Ram calls this recall 43D, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
- Has this notice changed since it was announced?
- Yes. The summary was reworded on 2 Sep 2026. Both versions are on this page, with the date each was read.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
Owners of this vehicle were written to on 21 May 2026. The summary was reworded on 2 September 2026, 104 days later, so the letter described the earlier version. Read both versions.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Loss of vehicle control increases the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 26V288 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| System at fault | Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Control Module (TCM/PCM/Tecm) |
| Reported to NHTSA | 7 May 2026 |
| Model years | 2023-2026 |
| Vehicles named | RAM 2500 |
What the notice says today
The defect
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2023-2026 Ram 2500 Pick up trucks. A software error in the powertrain control module may improperly allow the vehicle speed to exceed the tire speed rating, which can result in a loss of vehicle control.
The consequence
Loss of vehicle control increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will update the powertrain control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 21, 2026. Owners may contact FCA customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA's number for this recall is 43D. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 14, 2026.
What it said before
This notice has been edited since it was first published. NHTSA shows only the current version. Both are below, read straight from the agency at the times shown, with the words that moved marked.
The summary was rewritten
1 words added, 1 removed. The notice grew from 245 to 246 characters.
Chryser (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2023-2026 Ram 2500 Pick up trucks. A software error in the powertrain control module may improperly allow the vehicle speed to exceed the tire speed rating, which can result in a loss of vehicle control.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2023-2026 Ram 2500 Pick up trucks. A software error in the powertrain control module may improperly allow the vehicle speed to exceed the tire speed rating, which can result in a loss of vehicle control.
Nothing above is our paraphrase. Both columns are the agency’s own text; only the marking is ours.
This is one of 816 notices in the record whose component field names power train. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 42 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 26V288, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v288/
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All 601 Ram campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 26V288 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
dbf86274 - Consequence
f91913a5 - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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