Charger Daytona EV recalled for displays

Stellantis has a recall on two of its newest EVs, and the problem is the kind drivers notice instantly — the main display in front of them can go dark. That means the instrument cluster may stop showing speed, gear position, warning lights, and other required alerts while the vehicle is moving. The affected vehicles are the 2024–2025 Jeep Wagoneer S and 2024–2025 Dodge Charger Daytona EV, with 20,271 vehicles covered in total. FCA US filed the safety report on April 23, 2026, after opening an internal investigation on March 10. (static.nhtsa.gov) ### What exactly is going wrong? The issue is software in the instrument panel cluster, not a dead screen from hardware failure. Stellantis says the cluster can become inoperative, which is the important phrase here — not dim, not glitchy, but effectively blank. When that happens, required indicators and telltales may not appear. That includes the basic stuff a driver expects to see every second they’re on the road. (static.nhtsa.gov) ### Why is that a safety problem? Because this is not just about convenience. A blank cluster can hide the vehicle’s speed and gear selection, but it can also hide warnings tied to braking, electronic stability control, airbags, and other safety systems. Stellantis told regulators the condition can leave the vehicles out of compliance with mul(static.nhtsa.gov) the car is trying to warn you about something serious and the screen is blank, the warning never reaches you. (static.nhtsa.gov) ### Which vehicles are included? The recall covers 11,743 Jeep Wagoneer S vehicles and 8,528 Dodge Charger Daytona EVs, all from the 2024 and 2025 model years. The production window runs from March 21, 2024, to November 12, 2025. Stellantis estimated 100% of the recalled population could have the defect, which is unusually blunt language but makes sense for a software issue shared across a build range. (static.nhtsa.gov) ### How did Stellantis get here? The chronology is pretty short. FCA US opened its investigation on March 10, 2026, into reports of inoperative clusters in these vehicles. The company decided to conduct a safety recall on April 17, then submitted the formal Part 573 report to NHTSA on April 23. That tells you this moved fast once the issue was framed as a compliance and crash-risk problem, not just a customer annoyance. (static.nhtsa.gov) ### What’s the fix? A software update. Dealers will update the instrument panel cluster software free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on May 21, 2026. Until then, owners can check their VIN through NHTSA or Mopar recall lookup tools to see whether their specific vehicle is included. (static.nhtsa.gov)problem? Not really in the way people usually mean that. The affected vehicles happen to be EVs, but the failure is in a digital display system that modern vehicles depend on more and more. That’s the bigger backdrop here — when the dashboard is basically software, a bug can knock out information that older cars deli(static.nhtsa.gov)fixed quickly. The catch is that one bad update path can affect a lot of vehicles at once. (static.nhtsa.gov) ### What should owners do now? If you own a 2024 or 2025 Wagoneer S or Charger Daytona EV, check the VIN and watch for the recall notice. If the cluster goes blank before the fix is applied, treat that as a real safety issue, not a cosmetic glitch. The whole point of this recall is that the missing information matters while you’re actively driving. (msn.com) The bottom line is straightforward — Stellantis caught a software fault that can take away the driver’s most basic display, and now it has to patch more than 20,000 vehicles. In an EV packed with screens, the dashboard is not trim. It’s safety equipment.