FCA Ram 1500 Hurricane Engine Lawsuit, Were You Affected? — Norberg, et al. v. FCA US LLC, No. 2:26-cv-13040-JEL-APP

If your 2025 Ram 1500 has stalled or dropped into limp mode at highway speed, you’re not imagining it. FCA US LLC now faces Norberg, et al. v. FCA US LLC, No. 2:26-cv-13040-JEL-APP, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, alleging a defect in the engine and powertrain control modules of 2025 Ram 1500 trucks built with the 3.0L Hurricane engine. Here’s what that means for you.

FCA Ram 1500 Hurricane Engine Lawsuit — Key Facts

Detail	Information
Lawsuit Filed	August 25, 2026
Defendant	FCA US LLC
Alleged Harm	Defective engine control module (ECM) and powertrain control module (PCM), causing misfires, hesitation, check-engine lights, loss of power brakes, stalling, and limp mode
Law Alleged	UNVERIFIED — sources describe only “violations of state and federal consumer protection laws”; the specific statutes cited in the complaint aren’t confirmed yet
Who Is Affected	Current and former owners/lessees of 2025 model year Ram 1500 trucks with the 3.0L Hurricane engine — proposed nationwide, with Wisconsin and Florida subclasses as a fallback
Court & Case Number	U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan — No. 2:26-cv-13040-JEL-APP
Current Stage	Complaint filed; FCA has not yet responded in court
Lead Plaintiff Deadline	N/A — this is a consumer class action, not a securities case, so there’s no lead-plaintiff filing window
Settlement Status	No settlement. No claims process exists right now
Last Updated	September 12, 2026

Who Is FCA US LLC and Why Are They Being Sued for the Hurricane Engine Defect?

FCA US LLC is the Stellantis subsidiary that builds and sells Ram trucks, and for the 2025 model year it retired the naturally aspirated 5.7L Hemi V8 that had powered most Ram 1500 trims for two decades in favor of the 3.0L twin-turbo Hurricane six. That swap put a new, more complex engine control module and powertrain control module into nearly every 2025 Ram 1500 sold — the exact software the lawsuit says is misfiring. Because the Hurricane became the standard engine rather than an option, the plaintiffs argue FCA rolled out an unproven control system to a far larger group of buyers than a niche upgrade would have reached. That’s a different kind of exposure than an honest observation of any one bad part, and it’s why so many owners could be hearing about this case at once.

What Did FCA Do to Ram 1500 Owners Between August 2024 and August 2026?

Charlene Norberg bought her 2025 Ram 1500 near Portage, Wisconsin, in August 2024. Within four months, the truck stalled twice during remote-start attempts — once in December 2024, once again in April 2025. Her dealer checked it out both times and found nothing wrong. She went back twice more in 2026 for battery drain, and on July 30, 2026, the truck threw an overheating warning on a highway near Necedah, dropped into limp mode, and had to be towed.

Tim Craig’s experience looks similar. About 1,200 miles into owning his Ram 1500 Rebel — bought in Bradenton, Florida, roughly five months earlier — his dashboard reported that every safety feature had shut off at once. A Florida dealership held the truck more than a month before replacing the brake booster. The complaint alleges FCA knew about a defect in the engine control module and powertrain control module and kept selling the trucks anyway, without adequately disclosing it or fixing it.

That pattern shows up outside the lawsuit, too. NHTSA’s own public complaint database logs 327 complaints and 575 manufacturer communications for the 2025 Ram 1500 Crew Cab and Quad Cab as of this writing, alongside seven safety recalls — none of which cover stalling or loss of propulsion. Those seven cover things like a seat belt anchor, instrument panel displays, trailer lighting, and a disabled stability control system.

Has your 2025 Ram 1500 stalled, hesitated, or dropped into limp mode more than once? That’s the exact pattern this lawsuit is built around.

Are You Part of the FCA Ram 1500 Hurricane Engine Lawsuit?

Here’s exactly how to know if the FCA Ram 1500 lawsuit includes you.

• Current or former owners and lessees of a 2025 model year Ram 1500 built with the 3.0L Hurricane engine
• Anyone who bought or leased the truck new, in any trim — Rebel, Laramie, or otherwise — as long as it has the Hurricane engine
• Drivers who’ve experienced stalling, hesitation, check-engine lights, loss of power brakes, or limp mode, though you don’t need to have had a problem yet to fall inside the proposed class
• Owners of 2025 Ram 1500 trucks that still use the 5.7L Hemi V8 instead of the Hurricane engine, who are not covered by this case
• Owners of other Ram or Stellantis models not named in the complaint, such as Ram 2500/3500 heavy-duty trucks, who are also not covered

FCA Ram 1500 Owners Outside Wisconsin and Florida — Are You Still Covered?

Yes. The complaint asks for a nationwide class first, and only proposes the Wisconsin and Florida subclasses as a fallback if a judge won’t certify the broader group. If you own a Hurricane-equipped 2025 Ram 1500 anywhere in the country, this case is written to include you.

If you’re driving a 2025 Ram 1500 with the Hurricane engine — whether or not it’s acted up yet — you’re likely part of the proposed class simply by owning the truck.

Not sure if you qualify for the FCA Ram 1500 Hurricane engine lawsuit? A free consultation with a product liability attorney can help you understand your options as this case moves forward.

What Are FCA Ram 1500 Owners Asking the Court to Award?

The plaintiffs want a court to order FCA to recall or permanently repair the affected trucks, extend the warranties covering the defect, and refund what owners overpaid — on top of making FCA give up profits tied to the sales and pay an added penalty. No money has changed hands. No claim form exists. FCA hasn’t admitted anything, and the court hasn’t ruled that the defect exists in every truck or that this case can even proceed as a class action.

What Could FCA Ram 1500 Owners Receive If This Case Settles?

There’s no way to predict a number this early. It depends on how many owners end up in the class, what the evidence shows once discovery starts, and how any settlement talks go — all of which are still ahead. FCA is being asked to cover trucks that likely retailed for $45,000 to $70,000 depending on trim, which is the scale of exposure at stake here, not a rounding error.

What Should FCA Ram 1500 Owners Do Right Now?

1. Relax about paperwork for now — most class members would be included automatically if the case moves forward, with no sign-up needed yet.
2. Save your records: dealer repair orders, service invoices, mileage at each visit, and photos of any warning lights.
3. Write down when each problem happened and how it affected you — a highway stall, a month-long dealer hold, a rental car cost.
4. Skip the lead-plaintiff question — it doesn’t apply here the way it would in a securities case, and Norberg and Craig are already the named plaintiffs.
5. Monitor the docket for Norberg, et al. v. FCA US LLC, No. 2:26-cv-13040-JEL-APP, in the Eastern District of Michigan.
6. Consider an individual claim if your state has a strong lemon law — California owners, for instance, may have rights under the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act that don’t require waiting on the federal case.

Saving your records now is free and takes about ten minutes. Waiting until something breaks costs you the paper trail that proves the problem started earlier.

FCA Ram 1500 Hurricane Engine Lawsuit — Full Timeline

Milestone	Date
Norberg buys her 2025 Ram 1500	August 2024
First reported stall (Norberg)	December 2024
Second reported stall (Norberg)	April 2025
Craig’s truck reports a safety-feature shutdown at ~1,200 miles	UNVERIFIED — exact date not specified in available sources
Norberg’s overheating/limp-mode incident near Necedah	July 30, 2026
Lawsuit filed	August 25, 2026
Next scheduled hearing	UNVERIFIED — not yet scheduled as of this writing
Expected resolution	UNVERIFIED — no timeline set

FCA Ram 1500 Hurricane Engine Lawsuit — Frequently Asked Questions, No. 2:26-cv-13040-JEL-APP

Is there a class action lawsuit against FCA for the Ram 1500 Hurricane engine defect right now? 

Yes. Charlene Norberg and Tim Craig filed Norberg, et al. v. FCA US LLC, No. 2:26-cv-13040-JEL-APP, on August 25, 2026, in the Eastern District of Michigan, targeting 2025 Ram 1500 trucks with the 3.0L Hurricane engine.

Do I need to do anything right now to be part of the FCA Ram 1500 lawsuit?

 No. If you own or leased a 2025 Ram 1500 with the Hurricane engine, you’re likely already part of the proposed class. There’s no form to file yet — that would only come with a settlement.

When will the FCA Ram 1500 Hurricane engine case settle?

 There’s no timeline. FCA hasn’t responded in court, and the case still needs class certification before settlement talks could realistically start.

Can I file my own lawsuit against FCA instead of joining the class? 

In some states, yes. California owners, for example, may have individual rights under the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act that don’t require waiting on the federal case to resolve.

How will I find out if the FCA Ram 1500 lawsuit settles? 

Watch the docket for Norberg, et al. v. FCA US LLC in the Eastern District of Michigan, or check back on this page — we’ll update it when the case status changes.

What does “lead plaintiff” mean for the FCA case, and why does the deadline matter?

 This isn’t a securities case, so there’s no lead-plaintiff deadline like there would be in an investor-fraud suit. Norberg and Craig are already serving as the named plaintiffs representing the proposed class.

What specific laws does FCA allegedly violate? 

Reporting on the complaint describes violations of state and federal consumer protection laws, but the exact statutes named in the filing are UNVERIFIED as of this writing. We’ll update this once the docket language is confirmed.

How much could FCA Ram 1500 owners get if this case settles?

 Too early to say. Plaintiffs are asking the court to order a recall or permanent repair, extend warranties, and refund what owners overpaid — but no per-owner dollar figure has been proposed.

Sources Used in This FCA Ram 1500 Hurricane Engine Article

• Court Docket — Norberg, et al. v. FCA US LLC, No. 2:26-cv-13040-JEL-APP, filed August 25, 2026, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan (case name, number, filing date, and court confirmed via case-tracking coverage; the underlying PACER filing was not independently pulled for this draft — see note below)
• NHTSA — public vehicle complaints database, 2025 Ram 1500 (Crew Cab and Quad Cab), accessed via independent review of NHTSA records

Researched and written by Israr Ahmad, legal content researcher and founder of AllAboutLawyer.com. Facts above are drawn from available public reporting on the docket and NHTSA’s complaint database as of September 12, 2026. Court-filed statutory claims are marked UNVERIFIED pending direct docket confirmation. Last Updated: September 12, 2026.

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Laws vary by state and individual circumstances differ. For advice about your specific situation, consult a qualified attorney.