NHTSA Safety Recalls
Polestar Recalls
Polestar has 26 model-year recall listings with NHTSA across 2 models and 2021–2025 model years. The model with the most is the Polestar 2, with 20.
Owners have filed 674 complaints with NHTSA about the Polestar model years listed here; the most, 305, concern the 2022 Polestar 2.
Complaints about Polestar vehicles most often name the back over prevention (at least 433), then the electrical system (118).
The Polestar model with the most owner complaints is the Polestar 2: 595 across 5 model years listed here.
The newest Polestar recall here, 26V037000, was reported on January 23, 2026 and concerns the seats: critical fasteners.
Polestar recalls most often concern the back over prevention: software (11 model-year listings), then the equipment: electrical: infotainment: software (4).
- Models
- 2
- Recall listings
- 26
- Model years
- 2021–2025
- Pages on file
- 6
campaign × model year
year + model
Polestar models, most recalls first
| Model | Recalls | Years covered |
|---|---|---|
| Polestar Polestar 2 | 20 | 2021–2025(5) |
| Polestar Polestar 3 | 6 | 2025–2025(1) |
What gets recalled most on Polestar vehicles
- BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE11
- EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT:SOFTWARE4
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:ELECTRIC:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE2
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY:MANAGEMENT SYSTEM/ENERGY CONTROL MODULE (BMS/BECM):SOFTWARE2
- STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS1
- SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT1
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE1
- VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY1
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM1
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING1
- SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERS1
Models sold in large numbers over many years collect more recalls and complaints than niche ones.
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted