Recall Date: 7/1/2026
NHTSA ID: 26V421
MFr. Campaign Number: 62D
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Affected Components: Premium Headlamp Assembly
Potential Number of Units Affected: 12,592
Lights that flicker or cut out when they are supposed to stay lit make a truck harder for others to see. On July 1, 2026, Chrysler filed a safety recall covering 12,592 model year 2026 Ram 1500 trucks equipped with premium headlamp assemblies over intermittent parking lamps and daytime running lights.
One model falls under this campaign, limited to trucks built with a premium headlamp assembly
On affected trucks, the parking lamps and daytime running lights may illuminate intermittently rather than stay steady, which puts them out of compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108. Lamps that turn off or flicker when they should be lit reduce how easily other drivers can see the vehicle, which can lead to a crash without prior warning.
There is usually no warning before the condition appears, though some drivers may notice degraded lamp function or a message in the instrument cluster. Chrysler estimates that roughly 94 percent of the population may show the condition.
This is an in-person dealer repair, not an over-the-air fix. A dealer will inspect the headlamp assembly and replace it if necessary, at no charge. The replacement assembly is built with fully connected terminals to correct the condition.
Chrysler notified dealers on or about July 9, 2026, and began notifying owners on or about July 30, 2026. Affected VINs are searchable as of July 9, 2026.
Owners can confirm whether a specific vehicle is included by entering the VIN at NHTSA.gov/recalls or by contacting a Ram dealer.
Chrysler opened its investigation on April 16, 2026, and after engineering and field record analysis determined on June 25, 2026, that a noncompliance existed. The suspect trucks were built between October 2025 and February 2026 with a specific premium headlamp assembly.
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