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Current pickup news: NHTSA files, recalls, and first drives. Last updated September 2, 2026.
Recall · 26V531
844,027 Rams and Jeeps recalled for blank backup cameras
Uconnect 5 software. Ram 1500 is the largest slice. Free OTA or dealer USB.
First drive
2027 Ram Power Wagon diesel: 1,075 lb-ft, $88,470 to start
First Cummins Power Wagon. Diesel for pavement towing. Gas 6.4 for the trail.
Recall · 26V514
Toyota recalls 48,280 Tacoma TRD Off-Roads for Bilstein reservoirs
NHTSA 26V514. 2026 Tacomas are not in. Run the VIN this week.
Investigation
NHTSA EA26005 on nearly 1 million GM 6.2s
Open engineering analysis, not a new recall. VIN-check first.
First drive
2027 Tundra Trailhunter beats TRD Pro — if Toyota prices it right
Old Man Emu package on SR5. MSRP not published.
Reveal
2027 Silverado 1500 is real — specs still pending
New 5.7 and 6.6 V8s. Horsepower, tow, payload, MSRP not published.
Feature
Ram 1500 RHO
Hurricane inline-six, Fox, 35-inch rubber. The off-road 1500 after TRX.
Dual Motor AWD $69,990 → $74,990. No hardware change.
News
Tesla hikes Cybertruck Dual Motor $5,000 overnight — now $74,990
No hardware change. KBB listed no Cybertruck incentives as of Sep 1.
ORDER-GUIDE: Lobo and Tremor cuts up to $4,270. Ford has not confirmed.
Order-guide
Ford cuts 2027 Maverick Lobo and Tremor — EcoBoost off cheap XL
Order-guide, not Ford-confirmed. XL hybrid floor unchanged. Turbo starts on AWD XLT.
LEAK: 2.7 EcoBoost deleted. 3.0 is the volume engine. Not a Ford announcement.
Leak
Leaked 2027 F-150 order guide kills the 2.7 — 3.0 is the volume engine
Tow/Haul listed off the 3.0. Hp, tow, MSRP not published. Ford has not announced 2027.
2027 7.3 Godzilla: 420 hp / 445 lb-ft. Only gas engine. Down 40 lb-ft.
News
Ford makes 7.3 Godzilla standard on 2027 Super Duty — then cuts 40 lb-ft
420 hp / 445 lb-ft. SO 6.7 diesel gone. 2027 max-tow not published.
News
Ram prices the Rumble Bee from $59,995 — 777-hp SRT under $95K before dest
5.7 lands late 2026. Quad Cab / 5-ft-7 widebody only. Real OEM pricing.
Deals
September 2026: 0% on F-150 and Ram 1500, Maverick lease at $358/mo
TrueCar roundup, not a window sticker. Quote the OEM regional sheet. Verify locally.
Order-guide
2027 Silverado EV ditches CCS for NACS and cuts RST
Order-guide native NACS. 4LT and RST deleted. Chevrolet has not issued 2027 EV press.
News
Honda confirms Ridgeline will go dark this year for a tougher third gen
2026 production pauses later this year. Honda did not publish 2028 timing, a hybrid, or a price.
SPY: A Ranger Tremor mule is testing in the U.S. Ford has not published the spec sheet.
Spy
A lightly camouflaged Ranger Tremor is testing in the U.S. — Ford hasn’t confirmed the sheet
Spy mule. Not a window sticker. 2027 Tremor specs not published.