It's a new year, and Ram is starting it off the right way - by launching a new, more powerful TRX pickup and by extending its highly appreciated 10-year/10,000-mile warranty for 2026. The warranty, launched in June 2025, was originally only meant to be offered until January 2 and came when Ram fell far down new vehicle quality study rankings, but "overwhelming customer and dealer feedback" encouraged Stellantis to keep it going for the 2026 model year. The best-in-segment warranty will surely be attractive to existing and potential buyers, and it will now be available to Canadian buyers, too. Let's see which vehicles are covered.
10-Year Warranty Available Across the Lineup, Besides EVs
The warranty covers 2026 model-year Ram 1500 pickups, 2500, 3500, and Chassis Cab 3500/4500/5500 trucks (including the sub-TRX RHO and the Power Wagon), as well as ProMaster vans. Fully electric vehicles (i.e., the ProMaster EV) are excluded. The limited powertrain warranty covers the engine, transmission, transfer case, driveshafts, differentials, and axles, and is available on both outright purchases and leases to individuals and businesses, excluding fleet purchases. The warranty's only major caveat is that it's only valid for the original buyer, so one can't purchase a used 2026 Ram 1500 and expect the same support.
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But that won't affect most buyers. According to Stellantis, "nearly 80% of new truck loans now exceed five years." The move to offer such a long warranty period will be welcomed by such individuals (unless they exceed the mileage limit first, of course), particularly those who come from competitor brands. Case in point: the Ford F-150's powertrain warranty only provides five years or 60,000 miles of coverage, and the Chevrolet Silverado 1500's warranty is the same.
More Reasons to Celebrate in 2026
The supercharged TRX mentioned at the outset isn't the only V8-powered Ram pickup making a comeback in 2026. Around the middle of last year, Stellantis announced that the HEMI V8 would return to the 2026 Ram 1500, with 395 horsepower and 410 lb-ft of torque. Although the Hurricane twin-turbo straight-six version of the pickup recently proved far more capable than the HEMI in comparative testing, the V8 is what buyers want, and as the Dodge Charger Daytona's horrendous sales figures show, it's better to give customers something dated and full of character than something innovative and alien. Thankfully, it seems that Stellantis is eager to rectify that mistake, too, and we expect a V8 Charger to be confirmed sometime before 2026 comes to an end.