2025 RAM 2500, 2025 RAM 3500, 2025 RAM 4500 and 1 more model recall: Disabled Driver's Side Air Bag and Seat Belt Pretensioner/FMVSS 126 & 208
Report received by NHTSA: Dec. 18, 2025.
Built by the Tribune's code from NHTSA's official records. No AI wrote this page. Updated Nov. 6, 2026.
- What's recalled
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2025 Ram 2500 Pickup, 3500 Pickup, 3500 Cab Chassis, 4500 Cab Chassis, and 5500 Cab Chassis trucks. A software error in the occupant restraint controller module may cause the driver's side air bag and/or seat belt pretensioner not to deploy in a crash and disable the electronic stability control (ESC) system. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 208, "Occupant Crash Protection" and 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems."
- The risk
Driving with a disabled electronic stability control system increases the risk of a crash. Additionally, a driver's side air bag or seat belt pretensioner that does not deploy increases the risk of injury in a crash.
- Who's affected
52,565 vehicles potentially affected, according to NHTSA. Models: 2025 RAM 2500, 2025 RAM 3500, 2025 RAM 4500, 2025 RAM 5500.
- Compared with
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) has 41 NHTSA recalls in 2026 so far, compared with 52 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from NHTSA's records since Nov. 1, 2016.
- Before this
59 earlier NHTSA recalls for these models since Nov. 1, 2016; the 5 most recent:
- Dec. 1, 2025 2025-2026 RAM 1500, 2025-2026 RAM 2500, 2025-2026 RAM 3500 and 2 more models recall: Instrument Panel Display Failure/FMVSS 135, 105 & 102
- Dec. 1, 2025 2019 RAM 1500, 2019 RAM 2500, 2019 RAM 3500 recall: Side Curtain Air Bag Inflators May Rupture
- Nov. 6, 2025 2021-2022 RAM 1500, 2021-2022 RAM 2500, 2021-2022 RAM 3500 and 2 more models recall: Driver's Air Bag May Not Deploy/FMVSS 208 (agency record)
- Sept. 17, 2025 2023 RAM 4500 recall: Trailer Hitch May Detach (agency record)
- Sept. 11, 2025 2018 RAM 1500, 2018 RAM 2500, 2018 RAM 3500 recall: Side Curtain Air Bag Inflators May Rupture (agency record)
Counted by the Tribune from NHTSA's records since Nov. 1, 2016.
- What to do and when
Dealers will update the occupant restraint controller module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 15, 2026. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is C3C. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 19, 2025.
NHTSA's record, word for word
- Check it yourself
NHTSA's VIN lookup shows whether a specific vehicle has an open recall.
Models in this recall
The record as NHTSA published it
| NHTSA recall number | 25V882000 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Recall type | Vehicle |
| Component | AIR BAGS |
| Report received by NHTSA | Dec. 18, 2025 |
| Potentially affected | 52,565 vehicles |
| Manufacturer's recall number | C3C |
| “Do not drive” warning | No |
| Fire risk when parked (“park outside”) | No |
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recall records (public domain). NHTSA's record