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POLESTAR POLESTAR 2

2021 POLESTAR POLESTAR 2

5 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations (1 open), 192 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns5
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations21 open
Owner complaints192
Complaints citing a crash6
Complaints citing a fire0

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 5 of 5

25V6150002025-09-15

BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE

A rearview camera image that does not display reduces the driver's view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

25V4090002025-07-02

SERVICE BRAKES

A loss of brake function increases the risk of a crash.

25V2800002025-04-25

BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE

A rearview camera image that does not display reduces the driver's view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

24V4770002024-06-26

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

A rearview camera image that does not display decreases the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

21V1100002021-02-24

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY:MANAGEMENT SYSTEM/ENERGY CONTROL MODULE (BMS/BECM):SOFTWARE

A disconnected high voltage system can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.

What owners report most

  • 106BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
  • 13VISIBILITY/WIPER
  • 13UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 10BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING
  • 9ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 7BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS
  • 5FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
  • 4SUSPENSION

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2021 POLESTAR POLESTAR 2s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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