NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Polestar Polestar 2 Recalls
The 2021 Polestar Polestar 2 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 15, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Polestar Polestar 2. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 148
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2021 Polestar Polestar 2, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2021 Polestar Polestar 2
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 25V615000
- Reported
- September 15, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,816
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2025 Polestar 2
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: electric: control module: software
- Campaign
- 25V409000
- Reported
- July 2, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2024 Polestar 2
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 25V280000
- Reported
- April 25, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,816
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2025 Polestar 2
Equipment: electrical: infotainment: software
- Campaign
- 24V477000
- Reported
- June 26, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 25,825
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2024 Polestar 2
Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery: management system/energy control module (bms/becm): software
- Campaign
- 21V110000
- Reported
- February 24, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,457
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Polestar 2
2021 Polestar Polestar 2 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 148 owner complaints about the 2021 Polestar Polestar 2, the newest on October 14, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (1%).
In complaints about the 2021 Polestar Polestar 2, the component group named most often is the back over prevention (77%), followed by the visibility/wiper (9%) and the electrical system (7%).
2 of the 2021 Polestar Polestar 2's 5 recalls also concern the back over prevention.
Component groups named in complaints
- Back Over Prevention114
- Unknown Or Other13
- Visibility/Wiper13
- Electrical System10
- Forward Collision Avoidance8
- Lane Departure6
Complaints received, by year
| 2022 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 17 | |
| 2025 | 115 | |
| 2026 | 13 |
Complaints about the 2021 Polestar Polestar 2 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 115. 14% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
The 148 complaints about the 2021 Polestar Polestar 2 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Polestar Polestar 2 by model year
Newest record on this page: October 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted