NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Polaris Slingshot Recalls
The 2016 Polaris Slingshot has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 18, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Polaris Slingshot. Whether a recall on your own vehicle is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 25
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2016 Polaris Slingshot, the 17-character VIN is on the frame, usually near the footwell or under the seat.
8 recalls on the 2016 Polaris Slingshot
Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
- Campaign
- 19V750000
- Reported
- October 18, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 31,987
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017–2019 Slingshot
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 18V809000
- Reported
- November 15, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11,371
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Slingshot
Seats
- Campaign
- 18V195000
- Reported
- March 26, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 24,235
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017–2018 Slingshot
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: wheel speed sensor/tone ring
- Campaign
- 17V357000
- Reported
- June 1, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,962
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017 Slingshot
Power train: driveline
- Campaign
- 16V755000
- Reported
- October 19, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,572
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017 Slingshot
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 16V752000
- Reported
- October 18, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,860
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2017 Slingshot
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 16V754000
- Reported
- October 18, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,795
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017 Slingshot
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 15V777000
- Reported
- November 20, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,182
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Slingshot
2016 Polaris Slingshot complaints by year
NHTSA has received 25 owner complaints about the 2016 Polaris Slingshot, the newest on October 25, 2022. Of these, 2 describe a crash (8%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2016 Polaris Slingshot, the component group named most often is the power train (28%), followed by the service brakes (24%) and the steering (24%).
1 of the 2016 Polaris Slingshot's 8 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2016 Polaris Slingshot owners gave the mileage (18 complaints), the median was 1,800 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train7
- Service Brakes6
- Steering6
- Suspension4
- Electrical System3
- Fuel/Propulsion System3
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2016 Polaris Slingshot peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 8. 92% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
The 25 complaints about the 2016 Polaris Slingshot are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Polaris Slingshot by model year
Newest record on this page: October 25, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted