Chrysler is recalling 13,330 model year 2026 Dodge Durango vehicles, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s bulletin for the week of November 2 to 6. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on December 3, and vehicle identification numbers became searchable on NHTSA’s site on October 29.
According to NHTSA’s full record for the recall, the fault is in the tail light wiring harness: terminals may be damaged and cause the tail lights to fail, reducing visibility and increasing the risk of a crash. Dealers will inspect the tail lights and replace the tail light assemblies as necessary, free of charge.
The Durango recall is one of several in a busy November bulletin that also includes Honda’s 635,808-vehicle steering recall, Toyota’s 228,367-vehicle Sienna recall, GM’s 12,715-vehicle van recall and Hyundai’s 37,901-vehicle airbag recall. The concentration of filings shows how much of the industry’s safety workload now arrives in a single weekly bulletin, and how quickly a single production issue can sweep across a model year.
What Durango owners should do
Owners of 2026 Durangos should check their VIN at NHTSA.gov/recalls now, rather than waiting for the December letter, and contact a Dodge dealer if their vehicle shows an open recall. The recall reference is A2D with Chrysler, and campaign 26V701 with NHTSA. As with every recall, the repair is carried out free of charge by the manufacturer, and owners should not pay for a recall fix.
The Durango recall is one of the smaller actions in a very busy November bulletin, but for the 13,330 owners affected it matters as much as the biggest recall of the month. Chrysler’s recall reference is A2D, and the NHTSA campaign is 26V701, with owner letters expected on December 3. Owners should check their VIN at NHTSA.gov/recalls now rather than waiting for the letter, and contact a Dodge dealer if their vehicle shows an open recall. As with every safety recall, the repair is carried out free of charge, and no owner should pay for a recall fix. Checking takes a minute, and it is the only way to know for certain whether a particular vehicle is covered.
