Dodge Ram Emissions Lawsuit, What Owners Actually Get in 2026

August 30, 2026 By Consumer Protection Law Group

TL;DR

  • Cummins paid $1.675 billion to settle Clean Air Act claims over roughly one million 2013 to 2023 Ram 2500 and 3500 diesel trucks, but that money went to the U.S. Treasury and California, not to truck owners (EPA, 2024).
  • The real owner benefit is Emissions Recall 67A, which unlocks a free Special Warranty Extension covering the SCR catalyst, NOx sensors, and the entire DEF system, worth thousands on a single failure (Cummins, 2026).
  • Cummins is paying a $500 prepaid Mastercard to owners who complete Recall 67A by September 30, 2026, and file the claim by October 22, 2026, for up to 20 VINs per person (Cummins, 2026).
  • California regulators confirm the recall is optional and that owners do not release any right to sue by taking it (CARB, 2024). No buyback exists anywhere in the settlement.
  • If your Ram keeps failing after the recall, state lemon law and the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act are the only routes that produce a refund or a replacement truck.

 

Read this part first if nothing else

Completing Recall 67A costs you nothing, takes under an hour, pays $500 through September 30, 2026, and adds years of free coverage on the most expensive parts of a modern diesel. It does not waive your legal claims.

What the Dodge Ram Emissions Lawsuit Is About

The Dodge Ram emissions lawsuit is a group of related cases over software that made Ram 2500 and 3500 diesel trucks behave one way on an emissions test and another way on the highway. On January 10, 2024, EPA, the Department of Justice, and California announced a settlement requiring Cummins to pay a $1.675 billion civil penalty, the largest ever under the Clean Air Act (EPA, 2024).

Here is the mechanic-shop version. Every diesel sold in the United States has to prove it meets nitrogen oxide limits before it can be sold. Cummins wrote software for the truck’s engine control module that turned the selective catalytic reduction system up to full strength when the truck sensed test conditions, then eased off during normal driving (EPA, 2024). The truck passed like a student who memorized the answer key, then forgot the subject on the drive home.

EPA found it the way you would expect after Volkswagen. Following the 2015 diesel scandal, the agency started running vehicles through driving cycles that mimic real roads instead of only the standard lab test. In 2018, that testing flagged odd emissions behavior in model year 2019 Ram trucks, and the investigation grew from there (EPA, 2024).

Two separate problems came out of it. About 630,000 model year 2013 to 2019 trucks carried software EPA classifies as a defeat device. Another 330,000 model year 2019 to 2023 trucks carried auxiliary emission control devices that Cummins never disclosed during certification. The second group broke the disclosure rules but did not produce excess emissions, which is why those trucks are not being recalled (EPA, 2024).

Separately, private owners filed their own consumer lawsuits. Those cases are still live and are covered further down.

Which Ram Trucks Are Covered and Which Are Not

Recall eligibility is narrower than the headlines suggest. Most articles say “2013 to 2019,” but EPA’s own recall program page breaks it down by hardware and by build date, and thousands of trucks in those model years are not eligible at all (EPA, 2026).

Model years Eligible for the recall Not eligible
2013 to 2015 Trucks with a two-sensor selective catalytic reduction controller
Trucks without a two-sensor SCR controller
2016 to 2018 All Cummins-powered Ram 2500 and 3500 diesels None
2019 Trucks with a production date on or before October 1, 2019
Trucks built after October 1, 2019
2020 to 2023 None
All Cummins-powered Ram 2500 and 3500 diesels

Source: EPA Cummins Settlement Nationwide Recall Program Overview, updated July 2026.

Two points that trip owners up. First, the campaign known as Recall 67A applies to model year 2013 to 2018 trucks. Model year 2019 trucks built on or before that October cutoff were handled under a separate campaign, and 2019 trucks that left the factory already running the corrected software still qualify for the warranty extension without needing any repair (EPA, 2026).

Second, the Ram 1500 with the 3.0L EcoDiesel V6 is not in this settlement at all. EPA lists it as excluded because it runs a Ram-certified engine rather than a Cummins-certified one (EPA, 2026). EcoDiesel owners have their own cases, covered in a section below.

Our Ram lemon law hub and Dodge page track defect and warranty issues across the rest of the lineup.

The fastest way to settle the question for your specific truck is to run your 17-digit VIN through the Mopar recall lookup or the Cummins VIN checker. Do not rely on model year alone.

If you are still comparing Ram trucks or researching a used purchase, our breakdowns of 2022 Ram 1500 problems and common problems with the 2023 Ram 1500 cover the defect history buyers ask about most.

Why the $1.675 Billion Penalty Never Reaches Your Bank Account

No part of the $1.675 billion penalty is set aside for Ram owners. It is a government penalty, not a consumer fund. Of that total, $1.478 billion went to the U.S. Treasury, $164 million went to the California Air Resources Board, and $33 million resolved California state law claims (EPA, 2024).

This is the single biggest misunderstanding we hear from Ram owners, and it is easy to see why. Search results are full of pages built to collect your phone number, all leading with a billion-dollar number. The number is real. The implication that a check is coming is not.

Cummins also has to spend an estimated $326 million more on the recall program and on mitigation projects, which include repowering 27 locomotive engines and adding idle reduction technology to 50 yard switch engines (EPA, 2024). Cleaner switchyards are a genuine public benefit. They are not a payment to you.

California regulators put the buyback question to rest in one line. Asked directly whether owners can get their truck repurchased under the settlement, CARB answered that vehicle buyback is not part of the settlement in this case (CARB, 2024).

So the money available to an individual Ram owner comes from three places instead. The $500 recall incentive. The free Special Warranty Extension. And, if your truck keeps failing, a lemon law or warranty claim against the manufacturer. Each of those is covered below.

What Emissions Recall 67A Actually Does to Your Truck

Recall 67A is a software reflash of the engine control module that increases the diesel exhaust fluid dosing rate to the aftertreatment catalyst under certain conditions, which lowers tailpipe nitrogen oxide output. No hardware is replaced, and Cummins states the update takes under an hour (Cummins, 2026).

Cummins says the update does not change torque, horsepower, or throttle response, and CARB says the repairs are not expected to affect fuel economy, durability, or operation (CARB, 2024). Owner reports on Ram and Cummins forums are more mixed, with some drivers reporting higher DEF consumption after the update and a smaller number reporting check engine lights afterward. Cummins publishes owner testimonials on its own recall site describing no change in performance.

Both things can be true. A calibration that doses more DEF will use more DEF. Whether it does anything else to your truck is a question your repair orders will answer better than any forum thread.

Before you book the appointment, three practical notes that most coverage leaves out.

  1. Get your smog check first if one is due. CARB advises obtaining a passing smog certificate before completing Recall 67A, because the update resets on-board diagnostic readiness monitors and some trucks need a substantial amount of driving before those monitors are ready again. Smog certificates are valid for 90 days (CARB, 2024).
  2. You do not need the recall to register or pass smog. CARB confirms the repair is not required for registration or for a smog check (CARB, 2024).
  3. The recall does not expire. EPA states the software replacement program is available indefinitely (EPA, 2026). The $500 incentive does expire, which is a different thing entirely.

One warning for the modified crowd. If a dealer identifies your truck as running aftermarket emissions hardware or software, it can be turned away, and a modified truck is not eligible for the $500 card or the warranty extension (Cummins, 2026). You can still get the recall done if you pay to return the truck to compliant equipment first. Our guide to

The $500 Payment Most Ram Owners Do Not Know About

Cummins is paying $500 by prepaid Mastercard to owners and lessees of model year 2013 to 2018 Ram 2500 and 3500 trucks who complete Recall 67A during the program window. The company announced the program on February 17, 2026 and has extended it in stages (Cummins, 2026).

The current window is the one that matters, and it is closing.

What Deadline
Complete Recall 67A at a Ram dealer September 30, 2026
Submit the claim at CumminsRecall.com
October 22, 2026, 11:59 p.m. ET
Maximum VINs per person 20
Card delivery, digital
Within 2 business days of verification
Card delivery, physical
4 to 6 weeks after verification

Source: Cummins Emissions Recall 67A Rewards Program terms, 2026.

A few conditions worth reading before you assume you qualify. The offer is open to residents of the 50 states and D.C. who are 18 or older and own or lease an eligible truck. Recalls completed before February 17, 2026 are not eligible for the card, which frustrates the owners who were prompt about it. Cummins also notes the program runs while supplies last, so the September 30 date is a ceiling, not a promise (Cummins, 2026).

If you run a small fleet, read that VIN limit again. Twenty eligible trucks is $10,000, and the work is roughly an hour per truck. Scheduling those appointments is close to the highest hourly rate available to a diesel fleet operator this month.

The Special Warranty Extension Is the Real Money

The Special Warranty Extension is worth far more than the $500 card, and it is the part of this settlement almost nobody explains properly. Complete Recall 67A and Cummins covers all parts and labor on a specific list of emissions components, automatically, at no cost (Cummins, 2026).

Here is what is covered on model years 2013 to 2018 Ram 2500 and 3500 trucks with the Cummins 6.7L Turbo Diesel.

Category Components covered
Catalysts SCR catalyst assembly, ammonia oxidation catalyst
Sensors NOx sensors, both engine out and system out
DEF system DEF injector, DEF injector controller, DEF storage tank, DEF delivery lines, DEF quality sensor, DEF supply module, pump, and temperature sensor unit
Diagnostics Any OBD scan for a malfunction that triggers the check engine light, whether or not the fault relates to a covered part
Controller SCR controller replacement plus a 2-year parts warranty if the software update damages the hardware

Source: Cummins Emissions Recall 67A Warranty Extension Coverage document, 2026.

Look closely at the diagnostics row. Cummins agreed to pay for any OBD scan triggered by a check engine light, regardless of whether the underlying fault has anything to do with the emissions system. Dealer diagnostic fees on a heavy-duty diesel commonly run $150 to $250 per visit. That line alone pays for itself.

The coverage period is the greater of two calculations, which means the math favors whichever is longer for your truck.

  • 10 years from the date of initial sale, or 120,000 miles on the odometer, whichever comes first.
  • Or 4 years or 48,000 miles from the date Recall 67A is completed, whichever comes first.

Coverage cannot run past December 31, 2033 for any truck that receives Recall 67A after April 9, 2027 (Cummins, 2026).

Run that math on a 2014 Ram 3500 with 190,000 miles. The 10-year and 120,000-mile branch expired long ago. The second branch is what saves you, giving four years or 48,000 miles of fresh coverage starting the day the dealer flashes the truck. On a high-mileage work truck, an SCR catalyst assembly and a DEF pump can total more than the truck is worth in a rough year.

 

The line that costs owners the most money

Cummins states that issues existing before the vehicle receives the software update likely will not be covered (Cummins, 2026). Standard FCA exclusions for accident, abuse, neglect, and tampering also apply.

Read that as a deadline, not a footnote. Every week you delay is another week your DEF pump can fail on the wrong side of that line. If your truck is already throwing SCR or DEF codes, book the recall now and talk to a warranty attorney before you accept a repair estimate rather than after.

One more provision that almost never appears in coverage of this settlement. If a repair under the Special Extended Warranty is going to take more than three hours, CARB directs owners to contact Cummins or Stellantis about a loaner vehicle (CARB, 2024). The settlement does not guarantee one, but nobody offers what you do not ask for.

How to Get Reimbursed if You Already Paid for a DEF or SCR Repair

If you paid out of pocket for a repair that the Special Warranty Extension now covers, Cummins says affected U.S. owners and lessees will be reimbursed for eligible repairs (Cummins, 2026). Reimbursement runs through FCA’s own request form rather than a court settlement administrator.

Owner forums are full of people who tried this and got nowhere on the first attempt. One 2016 Ram 3500 owner described paying roughly $3,000 for a DEF pump failure in May 2024, completing Recall 67A, submitting every receipt, and being refused. Whether that outcome was correct depends on facts nobody in a forum thread can verify, including whether the failure predated the software update.

What we can say is that reimbursement claims are won on paperwork. Before you file, collect the following.

  • Every dealer repair order showing the date, mileage, your complaint in your own words, and the parts replaced.
  • Proof of payment, not just the invoice.
  • The 67A completion record from the dealer, with its date and mileage.
  • The VIN and your current registration.

If a dealer or the manufacturer refuses to honor the regular warranty or the Special Warranty Extension, CARB set up a reporting address for exactly this: (CARB, 2024). A regulator email is not a lawsuit, but a documented refusal is useful evidence in one. FCA customer care handles reimbursement requests at 1-866-726-4636.

Taking the Recall Does Not Give Up Your Right to Sue

Completing Recall 67A does not release any legal claim you have against Cummins or Stellantis. CARB states it plainly: owners and lessees do not have to release any right, including their right to sue the company, in order to get the repair (CARB, 2024).

This matters because the fear of signing something away is the most common reason we hear for owners skipping the recall. There is no release, no arbitration clause, and no waiver bundled into the dealer visit. You are getting a software update, a warranty extension, and, for now, $500.

The reverse is also worth knowing. Refusing the recall does not strengthen a legal claim. It costs you the extended warranty, the $500, and the documented paper trail a dealer visit creates. Skipping it out of protest is the expensive version of being right.

Where the Dodge Ram Emissions Class Actions Stand Right Now

Consumer class actions over the Ram diesel emissions software are active, unresolved, and paying nothing to owners at this time. No consumer settlement fund exists. Anyone telling you to file a claim for a payout from the Cummins settlement is describing something that does not exist.

Case Court and number Trucks Where it stands
United States v. Cummins Inc. D.D.C., 1:24-cv-00088 2013 to 2023 Ram 2500 and 3500
Consent decree, penalty and recall program. Resolved
California v. Cummins Inc. D.D.C., 1:24-cv-00090 Same
Companion consent decree. Resolved
Biederman v. FCA US LLC and Cummins Inc. N.D. Cal., 3:23-cv-06640 2013 to 2023 Ram 2500 and 3500
Filed December 2023. Consumer protection claims survived dismissal in February 2025. Ongoing
Bledsoe v. FCA US LLC and Cummins Inc. E.D. Mich., appeal No. 24-1094 2007 to 2012 Ram 2500 and 3500
Sixth Circuit revived part of the case on August 8, 2025, and remanded. Ongoing

In Biederman, Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley let roughly half of the eleven claims proceed in February 2025, including common law fraud and claims under California’s Consumers Legal Remedies Act, False Advertising Law, and Unfair Competition Law. She dismissed the civil racketeering claims and several warranty claims (N.D. Cal. docket, 2025). In May 2025, the court certified the racketeering question for interlocutory appeal to the Ninth Circuit, which affects whether a nationwide class is viable at all (N.D. Cal. docket, 2025).

Bledsoe covers older trucks and turned on a different question: whether the Clean Air Act blocks state law fraud claims. On August 8, 2025, the Sixth Circuit held that claims resting on what the companies advertised to the public, rather than on what they told EPA, are not preempted, and sent the case back for further analysis (6th Cir., 2025). That reasoning is the reason these cases are still alive.

Two practical takeaways. Class actions move in years, not weeks, and a class member’s eventual share of a consumer settlement is typically a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. An individual lemon law or warranty claim on a truck that actually keeps breaking is usually worth more and resolves faster. If you want the mechanics of joining a class action generally, our walkthrough of how to join a class action lawsuit explains the steps and the tradeoffs.

If You Drive a Ram 1500 EcoDiesel, You Are in a Different Case

The Ram 1500 with the 3.0L EcoDiesel V6 is excluded from the Cummins settlement and has its own separate history. Two settlements apply, and one of them still has benefits available.

The emissions settlement: In 2017 EPA and CARB issued notices of violation over eight undisclosed auxiliary emission control devices on 2014 to 2016 Ram 1500 and Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel vehicles. That produced In re Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep EcoDiesel Litigation, MDL No. 2777 in the Northern District of California, with final approval on May 3, 2019. Cash payments ran $3,075 for eligible owners, $2,460 in some shared-claim situations, and $990 for lessees and former owners. The claims portal is closed (EcoDiesel Settlement, 2026).

The part still worth acting on: the Approved Emissions Modification and its Extended Warranty are available to all current owners and lessees of 2014 to 2016 EcoDiesel vehicles regardless of whether they were class members, subject to the vehicle being registered, operable, and not modified in a way that blocks the update. The warranty term uses the same greater-of structure, 10 years or 120,000 miles from initial sale, or 4 years or 48,000 miles from the modification date (EcoDiesel Settlement, 2026). Check your VIN through the Mopar AEM lookup before assuming you missed it.

The EGR cooler fire settlement: Crawford v. FCA US LLC, No. 2:20-cv-12341 in the Eastern District of Michigan, resolved claims that exhaust gas recirculation coolers on 2014 to 2019 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel and 1500 Classic trucks crack, leak coolant, and can cause engine fires. The claim deadline was May 16, 2026 and has passed. Reimbursement and fire compensation are gone.

The settlement website’s own summary of options includes one line that saves people money anyway. Class members who did nothing still receive the benefit of the warranty extension covering parts and labor to repair a failed EGR cooler (Crawford settlement administrator, 2026). If your EcoDiesel throws an EGR cooler failure, do not pay for it without asking the dealer to check that coverage first.

When a Ram Emissions Problem Becomes a Lemon Law Buyback Claim

State lemon law is the only path in this entire story that produces a refund or a replacement truck. The settlement has no buyback. Class actions produce fractional cash years later. Lemon law produces the outcome most owners actually want.

The general test, which varies by state, asks whether a defect that substantially impairs the vehicle’s use, value, or safety has survived a reasonable number of repair attempts, or whether the vehicle has been out of service for repairs for roughly 30 cumulative days, all within a defined coverage period. California’s Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, Texas’s lemon law, and Florida’s Chapter 681 all run on that basic structure with different numbers.

Emissions defects fit this test more cleanly than owners expect. A truck that repeatedly derates, refuses to complete a regeneration cycle, throws recurring SCR or DEF faults, or spends weeks at the dealer waiting on backordered aftertreatment parts is impairing use and value in a way that documents itself.

Three fact patterns that come up constantly with Ram diesels.

  1. The repeat post-recall failure: The truck goes in for 67A, then comes back three or four times for related codes that nobody can clear. A completed recall that does not hold is not the end of your claim. It is evidence for it.
  2. The 30-day parts wait: After-treatment components have been backordered across the industry. Days out of service count toward the lemon law threshold whether the dealer is working on the truck or waiting on a box.
  3. The high-mileage warranty gap: The truck is out of the original factory warranty, but the Special Warranty Extension or the federal emissions warranty still applies to the failed part. The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act can support a claim there even when the state lemon law window has closed.

 

For the state-specific numbers, start with how lemon law works, then check how a car qualifies for lemon law in California or our California, Texas, and Florida pages. If you bought the truck used, does lemon law apply to used cars covers where the line falls. The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act guide explains the federal backstop.

Diesel owners comparing platforms often land on our Ford 6.7 diesel problems and GM CP4 fuel pump lawsuit breakdowns, which show the same pattern playing out at other manufacturers.

What Ram Owners Are Actually Asking

These are the questions people type into AI assistants and search bars, phrased the way they actually phrase them, with direct answers.

“I have a 2016 Ram 2500 Cummins. Am I part of the Dodge Ram emissions lawsuit and do I get money?”

Your truck is in the recall population, and all 2016 to 2018 Cummins-powered Ram 2500 and 3500 diesels are eligible. You do not get a share of the $1.675 billion penalty. You can get $500 for completing Recall 67A by September 30, 2026, plus the Special Warranty Extension. You may also be a member of the pending consumer class action, which has not produced any payment.

“The dealer says my truck needs recall 67A, but I heard it hurts fuel economy. Should I do it?”

Cummins and CARB both state the update does not reduce power or fuel economy, though the calibration increases DEF dosing, so DEF consumption can rise. Weigh that against $500 plus years of free coverage on parts that cost thousands. The repair is optional, so the decision is yours, but the financial case is lopsided.

“I paid $3,000 for a DEF pump on my Ram 3500. Can I get that back?”

Possibly. The DEF supply module and pump are on the covered list, and Cummins says eligible owners will be reimbursed for covered repairs already paid out of pocket. Complete Recall 67A, then file through the FCA reimbursement form with your repair orders and proof of payment. Failures that predate the software update are the ones most likely to be denied.

“My Ram has been in the shop five times since the emissions recall. What are my options?”

That pattern is a lemon law and breach of warranty question, not a class action question. Gather every repair order showing dates, mileage, and your stated complaint, then have an attorney review whether your state’s repair-attempt or days-out-of-service threshold has been met.

“Does getting the Ram emissions recall stop me from suing Stellantis later?”

No. CARB confirms owners do not release any right, including the right to sue, by accepting the repair.

“I deleted my Cummins. Am I still eligible for anything?”

Not for the $500 card or the Special Warranty Extension while the aftermarket emissions equipment is installed. Cummins says a modified truck that cannot receive the update is excluded from both. You can pay to return the truck to compliant hardware and software and then complete the recall.

“Is the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel part of the Cummins settlement?”

No. EPA specifically excludes the Ram 1500 3.0L EcoDiesel because it uses a Ram-certified engine. EcoDiesel owners fall under MDL 2777 and, for EGR cooler failures, the Crawford settlement.

Mistakes That Cost Ram Owners Money

  • Waiting on the recall because you are annoyed. Delay does not preserve any advantage. It risks a DEF or SCR failure landing before the warranty extension starts, which is the one line Cummins uses to deny coverage.
  • Assuming a payout is coming. No consumer fund exists from the government settlement. Owners who wait for a check instead of filing a warranty or lemon law claim watch their own deadlines expire.
  • Throwing away repair orders. Every claim in this article, from the $500 card to a buyback, is decided on documentation. A repair order that does not record your complaint in your words is close to worthless.
  • Letting an independent shop handle warranty work. Use an authorized Ram dealer for anything you may later claim under the extension or under lemon law, so the manufacturer cannot argue the repair was performed incorrectly.
  • Trusting a model year chart instead of a VIN. Two 2019 Ram 3500s built four weeks apart can land on opposite sides of the eligibility line. Check the VIN.

What to Do Next, Step by Step

  1. Run your VIN through the Cummins recall checker or the Mopar recall lookup and confirm whether Recall 67A is open on your truck.
  2. If a smog check is due, get the certificate before the recall so the reset readiness monitors do not strand you at the testing station.
  3. Book the appointment and complete Recall 67A before September 30, 2026 if you want the $500 card.
  4. Submit the claim at CumminsRecall.com by October 22, 2026, and choose digital delivery if you want the card in days rather than weeks.
  5. Ask the service advisor to note the Special Warranty Extension on your paperwork at pickup, and keep that record.
  6. Gather receipts for any DEF, SCR, NOx sensor, or catalyst repair you already paid for, then file a reimbursement request with FCA.
  7. If your truck has been in the shop repeatedly for the same emissions fault, or out of service around 30 days, have a lemon law attorney review your repair orders before your state deadline passes.

Frequently Asked Questions About the Dodge Ram Emissions Lawsuit

How much money do Ram owners get from the Cummins emissions settlement?

Nothing directly from the $1.675 billion penalty, which went to the U.S. Treasury and California (EPA, 2024). Owners receive a free software recall, a Special Warranty Extension on emissions components, and, through September 30, 2026, a $500 prepaid Mastercard for completing Recall 67A (Cummins, 2026).

What is Emissions Recall 67A on a Ram 2500 or 3500?

Recall 67A is a free engine control module software update for model years 2013 to 2018 Ram 2500 and 3500 trucks with the Cummins 6.7L Turbo Diesel. It increases DEF dosing to the aftertreatment catalyst to lower nitrogen oxide emissions, requires no hardware, and takes under an hour (Cummins, 2026).

Is Recall 67A mandatory for Ram owners?

No. CARB confirms the repair is optional and is not required to register your vehicle or pass a smog check (CARB, 2024). Skipping it forfeits the $500 incentive and the Special Warranty Extension.

What does the Cummins Special Warranty Extension cover?

Parts and labor for the SCR catalyst assembly, ammonia oxidation catalyst, engine-out and system-out NOx sensors, and the full DEF system including the injector, controller, tank, lines, quality sensor, and supply module and pump. It also covers any OBD scan triggered by a check engine light, related or not (Cummins, 2026).

How long does the Cummins warranty extension last?

The greater of 10 years or 120,000 miles from initial sale, or 4 years or 48,000 miles from the date Recall 67A is completed. Coverage cannot extend past December 31, 2033 for trucks that receive the recall after April 9, 2027 (Cummins, 2026).

Can I still get money if my Ram 1500 EcoDiesel had an EGR cooler failure?

The Crawford settlement claim deadline was May 16, 2026, and has closed, so reimbursement and fire compensation are no longer available. The warranty extension covering parts and labor for a failed EGR cooler still applies to class members who took no action (Crawford settlement administrator, 2026).

Can I sue Stellantis or Cummins individually instead of joining a class action?

Yes, in most situations. If your truck has a repeat defect, an individual lemon law or Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act claim usually resolves faster and pays more than a class member’s share. An attorney should review whether you are bound by any class settlement release before you file.

Does the Ram emissions recall hurt performance or towing?

Cummins states the update does not affect torque, horsepower, or responsiveness, and CARB says no impact on fuel economy, durability, or operation is expected (CARB, 2024). Some owners report higher DEF usage, which is consistent with a calibration that doses more DEF.

What if the dealer refuses to honor my extended warranty?

Report it to CARB at , which the agency set up for exactly this situation, and contact FCA customer care at 1-866-726-4636 (CARB, 2024). Keep the written refusal. A documented denial supports a later breach of warranty claim.

How many Ram trucks are affected by the emissions case?

Nearly one million model year 2013 to 2023 Ram 2500 and 3500 diesels in the United States. About 630,000 model year 2013 to 2019 trucks carried defeat device software and are recall eligible. Roughly 330,000 model year 2019 to 2023 trucks carried undisclosed software that did not create excess emissions and need no recall (EPA, 2024).

Key Takeaways

  • The government settlement pays Ram owners nothing. The $1.675 billion penalty went to the Treasury and California.
  • Recall 67A is free, optional, takes under an hour, and unlocks the Special Warranty Extension on the most expensive parts of a modern diesel aftertreatment system.
  • The $500 incentive requires completing the recall by September 30, 2026, and claiming by October 22, 2026.
  • Accepting the recall waives nothing. CARB confirms owners keep the right to sue.
  • If your Ram keeps failing after the recall, a lemon law or warranty claim is the only route that produces a buyback or a replacement.
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This article is general information about vehicle warranty and lemon law claims and is not legal advice. Reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Consumer Protection Law Group, Inc. is a California law firm licensed to practice in California and assists clients nationwide with federal warranty claims, engaging local counsel as needed. Deadlines and remedies depend on the facts of your vehicle and your state.