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Recall Date: 7/30/2026
NHTSA ID: 26V495
Mfr. Campaign Number: 67D
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Affected Components: Second-row seat belt buckle anchors (hex head bolt, part no. 06508760AA)
Potential Number of Units Affected: 1,271,294
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) has issued one of the largest recalls of the year. On July 30, 2026, the automaker filed a Part 573 report with NHTSA covering 1,271,294 Ram 1500 pickups in the United States over second-row seat belt buckle anchors that may not have been properly attached to the body structure during assembly. A seat belt is only as good as what holds it to the truck. When the anchor is not secured, the belt cannot manage crash loads the way it was designed to, and second-row occupants lose restraint protection when they need it most.
Which RAM vehicles are affected
The recall covers a single vehicle line across eight model years:
The problem traces back to the assembly line, not a faulty part. On some trucks, the second-row seat belt buckle anchor was not properly fastened to the body structure. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 210 sets the requirements for seat belt assembly anchorages, and an anchor that is not correctly attached can fall short of that standard. Chrysler estimates roughly 0.1 percent of the population actually carries the defect, but with a population this large, the automaker is inspecting every affected truck rather than guessing which ones are at risk.
The issue surfaced in January 2026, when Transport Canada flagged a customer concern on a 2025 Ram 1500. Chrysler's Technical Safety and Regulatory Compliance group opened an investigation in February, worked through the failure mode with engineering and manufacturing over the spring, and by late July determined a noncompliance with FMVSS No. 210 existed on certain vehicles.
What drivers need to know
The remedy is an inspect-and-repair. Dealer technicians will check the second-row seat belt buckle anchors and, if they are not properly secured, attach them to the body structure. This is a factory assembly correction, so there is no new or redesigned part involved. Owners pay nothing. Chrysler is running the repair under its standard reimbursement plan for anyone who already paid to address the condition.
The report carries a consumer advisory, and reporting on the recall indicates owners are being told to avoid using the affected second-row seating positions until the truck is inspected. Here is the timeline that matters. Chrysler planned to notify dealers on or about August 6, 2026, and to begin notifying owners on or about August 18, 2026, with owner mailings running in phases through late September. VINs became searchable on NHTSA's site on August 6, 2026, so any owner can check status now at nhtsa.gov/recalls using their VIN.
RAM recall background
This is not an isolated event for the Ram 1500 in 2026. The nameplate has already seen multiple safety actions this year, including a headlamp wiring recall covering about 12,592 trucks and a trailer tow module recall spanning roughly 456,287 Jeep and Ram vehicles across several lines. The seat belt anchor campaign dwarfs both. Counting Canada, Mexico, and markets outside North America, the global action tops 1.5 million trucks.
A recall of this size lands on dealers whether they are ready for it or not. More than 1.2 million U.S. owners will get a letter over the next several weeks, and every one of them represents a truck that needs to come through the service lane. For high-volume Ram stores, this is a meaningful block of fixed ops work waiting to be booked. The dealers who move first, and who make it easy for owners to schedule, are the ones who will capture that traffic instead of watching it sit. For an in-depth look at recalls this past quarter, check out our Quarterly Recall Report.
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