2021 Polestar Polestar 2 defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2021 Polestar Polestar 2. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Loss of rear-view camera image
  Recall Query RQ25004 · opened Jul 9, 2025 · still open

  The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received 109 complaints for rear-view camera failures on Model Year (MY) 2021 to MY 2025 Polestar 2 vehicles. On June 26, 2024, Polestar recalled certain MY 2021 – MY 2024 Polestar 2 vehicles for visualization issues during a backup event and failure to comply with Federal Mo…

• Pedestrian alert sounds
  Defect Petition DP22005 · opened Jan 27, 2023 · closed Aug 7, 2023 · led to recall 22V063000

  NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pe…