2026-2027 Ram, Jeep, Chrysler and Dodge Recall: Rearview Camera Image May Fail to Display/FMVSS 111

A driver shifts into reverse in a 2026 Jeep Wrangler and the screen keeps showing the map. The federal rule says the camera image is supposed to be there, on its own, at the start of every backing event.

Chrysler filed campaign 26V531000 with NHTSA on August 13, 2026. It covers 844,027 vehicles across sixteen model lines from Jeep, Ram, Chrysler and Dodge, running from the 211,114 Ram 1500 pickups that make up the largest single block down to three Ram ProMaster EV vans. Chrysler's estimate of how many carry the defect is 100 percent.

The radio comes from Harman Becker Automotive Systems in Novi, Michigan. The fix is a software update, delivered over the air where the vehicle supports it and by USB at the dealer where it does not.

The Issue

FMVSS 111 governs rear visibility. The section Chrysler cites, S6.2.6, requires the system to default to the rearview image being visible at the beginning of each backing event, and to meet the field-of-view and image-size rules when it does, "regardless of any modifications to the field of view that the driver had previously selected."

A driver who was looking at the surround view, or who had zoomed the guidelines, or who had swiped over to the map should still get a compliant rearview image the next time the vehicle goes into reverse. The standard does not let the previous state carry over.

Chrysler's filing describes the failure in one line: suspect vehicles may not display the rearview image during a backing event. The cause field on the Part 573 report is blank. What the company does document is the radio software build involved and the production window for each model line.

Chrysler also recorded whether the driver gets any warning. Under "identification of any warning that can occur," the company wrote a single word: None. No chime, no telltale, no dashboard message. The screen either shows the camera or it does not, and the driver finds out at the moment they need it.

Affected Models

Model	Model years	Production dates	Units
Ram 1500	2026	Apr 9, 2025 - Jul 21, 2026	211,114
Jeep Wrangler	2026	Jun 25, 2025 - Jul 29, 2026	170,033
Chrysler Pacifica	2026-2027	Jun 4, 2025 - Jul 23, 2026	131,681
Ram 2500	2026	May 6, 2025 - Jul 17, 2026	108,804
Jeep Grand Cherokee	2026	May 22, 2025 - May 29, 2026	49,036
Jeep Gladiator	2026	Jul 23, 2025 - Jul 14, 2026	39,738
Jeep Cherokee	2026	Jun 9, 2025 - Aug 5, 2026	33,047
Jeep Grand Wagoneer	2026	Jun 10, 2025 - May 18, 2026	26,225
Jeep Grand Cherokee L	2026	Jun 3, 2025 - May 20, 2026	22,950
Dodge Charger	2026-2027	May 14, 2025 - Jul 23, 2026	16,838
Chrysler Voyager	2026	Jul 16, 2025 - Apr 27, 2026	14,077
Jeep Grand Wagoneer L	2026	Jun 16, 2025 - May 18, 2026	10,379
Ram ProMaster	2026	May 26, 2025 - Jul 30, 2026	5,539
Jeep Compass	2026	Feb 10, 2026 - Jul 29, 2026	4,119
Chrysler Pacifica Plug-In Hybrid	2026	Jun 4, 2025 - Dec 18, 2025	444
Ram ProMaster EV	2026	Oct 2, 2025 - Oct 13, 2025	3
Total			844,027

Every entry is a 2026 model year vehicle except the Chrysler Pacifica and Dodge Charger, which carry 2027 builds as well. Chrysler states that similar vehicles built after each suspect period were left out of the campaign, so a late-build 2026 of any of these nameplates may fall outside it. The VIN lookup is the only way to settle that.

Chronology and Investigation

Chrysler's Technical Safety and Regulatory Compliance group opened an investigation on May 7, 2026 into reports of the rearview image failing to appear. Through May and June the group worked with FCA US Engineering across four data sets: warranty claims, field records, vehicle production records and customer assistance contacts.

On July 15 the group concluded the problem was real and likely put the vehicles out of compliance with FMVSS 111. The Vehicle Regulations Committee made that determination formal on August 6. The campaign reached NHTSA on August 13, and the Part 573 report followed on August 25. Dealers were notified on August 20, three and a half months after the investigation opened.

Reported Incidents

Chrysler's filing reports no crashes, no injuries and no fires tied to the defect. This is a noncompliance recall rather than a defect recall: the vehicles are being called back because they fail to meet a federal standard, not because a specific harm has been traced to them.

The rear visibility requirements in FMVSS 111 trace to the Cameron Gulbransen Kids Transportation Safety Act, named for a two-year-old killed in 2002 when a vehicle backed over him in his own driveway. Backup cameras became required equipment on new vehicles under 10,000 pounds in May 2018.

What Owners Should Do

VINs became searchable on NHTSA.gov on August 20, 2026, the same day Chrysler notified its dealers. Owner letters mail on a phased schedule running September 1 through September 25, 2026.

The repair is a radio software update. Vehicles capable of over-the-air firmware updates get it that way at no cost. The rest need a USB flash at a dealer. Chrysler's number for the recall is 78D, and customer service is 800-853-1403.

Owners who already paid to have the symptom diagnosed can seek reimbursement under Chrysler's general plan on file with NHTSA.

Symptoms to Watch For Before the Camera Fails

Chrysler documented no warning, so checking has to be deliberate rather than reactive. Four things are worth doing in a parked vehicle with the area behind it clear.

Shift to reverse from a cold start. Engine on, foot on the brake, select reverse. The camera image should appear on its own. A screen that holds the radio, the map or the home screen is showing the symptom.

Change the camera view, then cycle the ignition. Switch to the surround or trailer view, shut the vehicle off, restart, and select reverse again. A compliant system returns to the standard rearview image.

Watch for a late image. The requirement is that the image be visible at the beginning of the backing event. One that arrives two or three seconds after the shift into reverse is not meeting the standard.

Note whether guideline overlays come back. Guidelines that stay switched off after being disabled point at the same state-persistence behavior sitting behind this recall.

How Long Will the Recall Repair Take?

Over the air, the update installs the way any other firmware push does, usually inside half an hour with the vehicle parked and awake. Owners taking the USB route should expect a short dealer visit rather than a shop day. The flash itself runs well under an hour on a Uconnect head unit, and the constraint is scheduling rather than labor.

844,027 vehicles is a lot to move through service lanes, which is why the over-the-air path matters here. It is also why owner notification runs phased across most of September instead of landing on a single mail date.

Bottom Line

A backup camera that sometimes does not wake up is not the same class of problem as a seizing engine or a wheel that comes loose, and Chrysler is treating it accordingly: software fix, no do-not-drive advisory, no park-outside warning. The risk is narrow. It also lands hardest in the exact situation the camera was mandated for, which is reversing out of a driveway or a parking space where a small child sits below the beltline and behind the tailgate.

Check the camera the next time you back out of your own driveway. If the image comes up by itself every time, the update is housekeeping. If it does not, run the VIN, book the flash, and lean on the mirrors and a shoulder check until it is done.

Find your Ram 1500 recall information: https://www.mopar.com/en-us/my-vehicle/recalls/recalls.html