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Recall Date: 4/23/2026
NHTSA ID: 26V262
MFr. Campaign Number: 39D
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Affected Components: Instrument panel cluster (IPC) software
Potential Number of Units Affected: ~20,271
Which Jeep and Dodge vehicles are affected?
Both vehicles share an instrument panel cluster supplied by Valeo North America, and both can experience an inoperative IPC that fails to display the telltales and indicators required by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. When the cluster goes blank, the driver loses visibility on the brake warning, electronic stability control, tire pressure monitoring system, occupant crash protection, and gear selection indicators all at once.
The defect is rooted in a software fault. FCA US opened the investigation on March 10, 2026 after warranty patterns surfaced, confirmed the noncompliance through its Vehicle Regulations Committee on April 16, and submitted the Part 573 report to NHTSA on April 23.
What drivers need to know
The fix is a software update to the instrument cluster. Stellantis is using six remedy part numbers across the two vehicles, and there is no charge to owners. The recall will use the OEM’s general reimbursement plan on file for any pre-existing repairs.
The Part 573 report classifies the remedy as Software, but it does not indicate an over-the-air fix. Owners can expect to take the vehicle into a Stellantis dealer to have the IPC software flashed. VINs become searchable on April 30, 2026, and owner notification letters are scheduled to begin mailing on May 21, 2026.
The safety implication is direct. A driver who can’t see the brake warning, ESC, or TPMS lights can operate the vehicle in a compromised state without prior warning, which raises crash risk. Owners experiencing an inoperative IPC should contact their dealer to schedule the update as soon as VINs are searchable.
Chrysler recall background
Stellantis has been busy on the safety side of the brand’s first wave of EVs. The Wagoneer S also caught a separate April 2026 recall for liftgate hinge covers that may detach from the vehicle, affecting 11,767 units. Add the 20,271 vehicles in this IPC campaign, and the brand’s two flagship electric models have seen back-to-back recalls inside a single month.
The pattern lines up with a broader story for the OEM. Stellantis’s larger 2025-2026 plug-in hybrid fire risk recall on the Jeep Wrangler 4xe and Grand Cherokee 4xe still sits in the queue at 320,065 vehicles. None of those campaigns are unique to Stellantis. Every legacy automaker building first-generation EVs has run into early software and component issues. The takeaway for dealers is simpler. EV recall volume is climbing, and software-led campaigns are no longer the exception. BizzyCar’s Q1 2026 Recall Report shows that electrical system defects accounted for 45% of all recalled vehicles in the quarter.
How BizzyCar can help
oftware recalls are deceptively easy to under-execute. Because the labor time is short and the part cost is zero, dealers often deprioritize them. And because owners don’t always understand that an "update" still requires a service visit, response rates lag.
BizzyCar’s recall automation platform identifies open NHTSA recalls against a dealership’s owner file the moment the campaign is published, then runs targeted outreach across email, SMS, and direct mail with messaging built specifically for the recall. Affected Wagoneer S and Charger Daytona EV owners get reached without anyone in the BDC having to manually pull a list, dial a phone, or wait for the OEM letter to land.
For Stellantis dealers, that matters twice. A dealer running both the IPC campaign and the Wagoneer S liftgate campaign can stack recall notifications into a single service visit instead of bringing the same customer back twice. And because BizzyCar pushes booked appointments straight into the dealership’s existing scheduler, the close rate stops depending on whoever happens to answer the phone.
If your service drive is sitting on open Stellantis recalls and you’re not sure how many of those VINs are still active in your owner base, book a BizzyCar demo.