Stellantis is recalling more than 955,000 vehicles across Jeep, Ram, Dodge, and Chrysler because a radio software fault can knock the rearview camera feed off the dashboard screen entirely. CBS News reported the recall covers roughly 848,511 vehicles in the United States, with the rest spread across Canada, Mexico, and other markets, all from the 2026 and 2027 model years.

Key Points

• 955,000-plus vehicles worldwide, including 848,511 in the U.S. alone.
• The cause is a software bug in the vehicle’s radio unit, not a hardware failure in the camera itself.
• When it hits, the backup camera image simply doesn’t show up on the media screen when the vehicle is put in reverse.
• Stellantis says it isn’t aware of any accidents or injuries tied to the glitch.
• The fix is a free over-the-air software update — no dealer visit required for most owners.

Backup cameras have been mandatory equipment on new vehicles sold in the U.S. since 2018, and for a lot of drivers they’ve become the default way of checking what’s behind the bumper instead of the mirrors. A blank screen at the exact moment you’re backing out of a driveway or a parking spot is the kind of failure that matters precisely because people have gotten used to trusting it.

The affected lineup is unusually broad because the bug lives in a radio module shared across brands rather than a single vehicle platform. Yahoo Autos reported the list includes the Chrysler Pacifica, Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid, and Voyager; the Dodge Charger; the Jeep Cherokee, Compass, Gladiator, Grand Cherokee, Grand Cherokee L, Grand Wagoneer, and Grand Wagoneer L, plus the Wrangler; and the Ram 1500, Ram 2500, ProMaster, and ProMaster EV. In a statement carried by Yahoo Autos, Stellantis said it is “unaware of any accidents or injuries related to the software glitch.”

What’s Affected

• 2026-2027 Chrysler Pacifica, Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid, and Voyager
• 2026-2027 Dodge Charger
• 2026 Jeep Cherokee, Compass, Gladiator, Grand Cherokee, Grand Cherokee L, Grand Wagoneer, Grand Wagoneer L, and Wrangler
• 2026 Ram 1500, Ram 2500, ProMaster, and ProMaster EV

What Owners Should Do

• Watch for an on-screen prompt in the vehicle notifying you when the software update is ready to install
• Recall notices go out by mail starting in September
• Until the update lands, rely on your mirrors and stay extra alert when backing up — Stellantis’s own guidance to drivers if the camera image doesn’t appear
• Confirm your VIN’s status any time at NHTSA.gov/recalls

Nearly a million vehicles losing a camera feed sounds dramatic, but the remedy here is about as painless as recalls get — no parts, no lift, just a software push most owners will barely notice landing. What it does underline is how much of a modern vehicle’s safety gear now lives in code shared across a dozen different nameplates, which is also why one radio bug can rope in a Wrangler and a minivan in the same recall.