This Week's Recalls: Dec. 8-12, 2025
Key Highlights
- Ram recalled nearly 1,900 trucks due to potentially explosive side curtain airbag inflators from a specific shipment, with no reported injuries but a known warranty issue.
- Stellantis issued a software recall for 2025-2026 Ram trucks, as a glitch may cause the instrument panel to go blank during start-up or while driving, affecting vehicle operation.
- Hyundai recalled over 143,000 Santa Fe and Santa Fe Hybrid vehicles for rearview camera issues caused by improper installation, increasing the risk of rear collisions.
- Ford recalled over 100,000 Escape models from 2020-2022 and 2025 due to liftgate hinge covers that may detach, with an estimated 6% affected by this defect.
- Rivian recalled 34,824 EDV vehicles from 2022-2025 because the driver's seat belt pretensioner cable could be damaged from repeated misuse, compromising safety during a crash.
2019 Ram 1500 Classic & Ram 3500, 2019-2020 Ram 2500
Ram has recalled 1,879 trucks because their side curtain airbag inflators can explode without a trigger. The company told federal safety regulators that inflators from one particular shipment used in late 2019 are suspect.
Moisture may have been trapped inside during the assembly process of aforementioned shipment. This may have caused the inflators to corrode, making them fracture suddenly. The company knows of no accidents or injuries, but one warranty report related to the problem.
2025-2026 Ram Trucks
The below Ram trucks are being recalled by Stellantis as a software error may cause the instrument panel cluster display to go blank.
The recalled trucks include:
- Ram 1500 Pickup
- Ram 2500 Pickup
- Ram 3500 Pickup
- Ram 3500 Cab Chassis
- Ram 4500 Cab Chassis
The vehicles have may have been built with a 12-inch instrument panel cluster containing software that causes the cluster to go blank at start-up or while driving.
Hyundai 2024-2025 Santa Fe and Santa Fe Hybrid
Hyundai is recalling 143,472 2024-2025 Sante Fe and Santa Fe Hybrid vehicles because of a faulty reareview camera. This camera lowers the driver's view behind the car - raising the risk of a crash.
The issue arises possibly from the rearview cameras not being installed propery. This could have possibly led to damage of the wiring harness, preventing the camera from displaying.
2020-2022 Ford Escape and 2025 Ford Escape
Over 100,000 Ford vehicles were recalled because the liftgate hinge covers may not properly be secured and detach.
The liftgate hinge cover attachments on the 2020-2022 vehicles were not fully engaged during vehicles assembly.
Around 6% of the recalled models are estimated to have the defect.
2022-2025 Rivian EDV Vehicles
Rivian recalled 34,824 2022-2025 EDV vehicles as the driver's seat belt pretensioner cable may become damaged.
The pretensioner cable may be damaged as a result of repeated misuse, like the driver sitting on the seatbelt.