Key facts
- Stellantis is recalling 955,000 vehicles worldwide due to a software issue affecting rear-view cameras.
- The recall includes 848,000 vehicles in the United States.
- Affected models span various Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram vehicles from multiple model years.
- The issue stems from radio software that may prevent the rear-view camera image from displaying properly.
- Additional recalls address faulty programming, contaminated processing modules, and thermal fatigue in microprocessors.
Stellantis is initiating a recall of approximately 955,000 vehicles globally due to a software issue that may prevent rear-view cameras from functioning correctly. The defect, which can result in a blank or blue screen when shifting into reverse, poses a significant safety risk, particularly concerning "back-over" accidents.
The widespread recall encompasses a variety of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram models, including the Chrysler Pacifica, Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid, Voyager, Dodge Charger, Jeep Cherokee, Compass, Gladiator, Grand Cherokee, Grand Wagoneer, Wrangler, and Ram 1500, 2500, and ProMaster vehicles. The majority of affected vehicles, 848,000, are in the United States, with an additional 107,000 in Canada, Mexico, and other international markets.
This broad recall is actually a consolidation of several safety campaigns. One addresses faulty programming or contaminated central vision processing modules in certain Jeep, Ram, and Chrysler models from the 2019 through 2026 model years, which may require a software update or module replacement. Another recall specifically targets nearly 80,000 newer Jeep SUVs from the 2024 and 2025 model years due to a software bug in their rearview camera modules. Furthermore, over 219,000 Dodge Journey and Ram ProMaster vehicles from 2019-2021 are affected by a hardware defect where microprocessors experience "thermal fatigue," leading to cracked solder and display issues. A substantial campaign also covers over 1 million vehicles from the 2021-2023 model years, where the Uconnect 5 radio software prevents the rearview image from loading.
Federal regulations in both the U.S. and Canada mandate rearview cameras as standard safety equipment on all new light vehicles since May 2018, underscoring the critical nature of these defects.