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Polaris Slingshot Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 16 recall campaigns for the Polaris Slingshot, across 7 model years from 2015 to 2021. The 2017 has the most (9); the fewest among years with a recall is 2021 (1).

Model years
7

2015–2021, with a recall

Recall campaigns
16
Most recalls
2017

9 recalls

Owner complaints
90

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 90 complaints with NHTSA about the Polaris Slingshot across 9 model years; the most, 36, concern the 2015.

Owners marked a crash on 11 of the Polaris Slingshot complaints (12%) and a fire on 3.

Across all Polaris Slingshot model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 19 complaints), then the service brakes (15).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Polaris Slingshot in 2017: 18, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Polaris Slingshot is electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers, in 6 model-year listings.

The newest Polaris Slingshot recall, 21V629000, was reported on August 10, 2021 and concerns the wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs.

Polaris Slingshot years to avoid

Too few Polaris Slingshot model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Polaris Slingshot, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202301—not ranked
2022076not ranked
2021121not ranked
2020110not ranked
2019444not ranked
2018544not ranked
20179106not ranked
201682523not ranked
201593630not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Polaris Slingshot years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Polaris Slingshot

  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS6
  • SEATS4
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR3
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS3
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING3
  • POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE3
  • WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS2
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS2
  • SEAT BELTS2
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC2

Polaris Slingshot model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Polaris Slingshot recall campaign (16)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Polaris Slingshot, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
21V629000August 10, 2021wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs2020–2021crash4,744
19V881000December 11, 2019electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers2019crash1,915
19V750000October 18, 2019electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers2015–2019crash31,987
19V185000March 7, 2019seat belts2018–2019crash and injury3,311
18V809000November 15, 2018back over prevention: sensing system: camera2015–2016crash and fire11,371
18V531000August 15, 2018seat belts: front: retractor2017–2019crash and injury10,658
18V321000May 16, 2018service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages2017–2018crash4,342
18V195000March 26, 2018seats2015–2018crash and injury24,235
17V357000June 1, 2017service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: wheel speed sensor/tone ring2015–2017crash8,962
17V158000March 10, 2017steering2017crash254
16V755000October 19, 2016power train: driveline2015–2017crash17,572
16V752000October 18, 2016service brakes, hydraulic2016–2017crash6,860
16V754000October 18, 2016fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2015–2017fire17,795
15V777000November 20, 2015exterior lighting: headlights2015–2016crash9,182
15V022000January 21, 2015steering2015crashdo not drive1,896
15V020000January 20, 2015structure2015crash and injurydo not drive1,577

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Polaris Slingshot. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: June 24, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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