Stellantis is once again giving American service departments something to do, issuing a fresh double-feature recall covering nearly 75,000 vehicles across North America. the drama spans two wildly different engineering head-scratchers: one involving flying exterior plastic on muscle-SUVs, and the other involving brand-new luxury haulers whose windshield wipers have apparently forgotten their only job.
The lion’s share of the headache involves 74,578 Dodge Durango SUVs manufactured between 2021 and 2023. According to documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), someone on the assembly line aligned the rear roof spoilers with all the precision of a rushed DIY Lego set. When owners open their power liftgates, the misaligned spoiler grinds against the bodywork, damaging itself and potentially taking flight on the highway.
To make matters even funnier, this isn’t new territory for Chrysler’s parent company. Stellantis already issued recalls for this exact Durango spoiler fiasco in both 2021 and 2023. Apparently, the third time wasn’t the charm either, because fresh reports started trickling in from owners whose vehicles had supposedly already been fixed. That prompted a new internal investigation in March 2026, where engineers waded through 116 warranty claims, eight customer service complaints, and 37 related records spanning from May 2022 through late June 2026.
Stellantis insists only about 0.8 percent of the recalled Durangos actually suffer from this protruding spoiler syndrome, but the official fix remains TBD while dealers figure out how to stop wings from spontaneously ejecting.
Meanwhile, over on the Jeep side of the showroom, a microscopic batch of 81 brand-new 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Grand Cherokee L models is facing a much more modern plight: faulty code. A botched software flash to the body control module, either during factory assembly or a subsequent dealer update, can cause the windshield wipers to simply strike. Finding out your $60,000 SUV refuses to clear rain during a sudden summer downpour sounds like a nightmare, but at least Stellantis caught it early after receiving just three complaints since June.
The remedy for Jeep owners is simple enough: a quick trip to the dealer for a software reflash starting early next month. Durango owners, on the other hand, will just have to keep an eye on their rearview mirrors a little longer to make sure their roof hasn’t shed its skin.
