2015 Polaris Slingshot defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2015 Polaris Slingshot. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Seatbelt Retractor Failure
  Preliminary Evaluation PE17005 · opened Sep 18, 2017 · closed Mar 25, 2019 · led to recall 18V531000

  See attached closing resume summary.

• Front wheel failure
  Preliminary Evaluation PE15016 · opened Apr 20, 2015 · closed Oct 16, 2015

  We opened this PE after receiving an allegation of a sudden, catastrophic, right front wheel failure.Since opening it, we have met with dealer service personnel, interviewed owners, monitored various web forums, and requested information from Polaris.We are unaware of any additional wheel failures occurring in the six …