NHTSA campaign 22V926000 · Polestar campaign R10202

Polestar Recall 22V-926: High-Voltage Battery May Overheat

NHTSA recall 22V926000 (Polestar campaign R10202) was reported by Polestar Automotive USA, Inc. on December 14, 2022, with 66 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Polestar Polestar 1 for model years 2020–2021. Owners were notified on May 22, 2023, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
22V926000 (also written 22V-926 or 22V926)
Filed by
Polestar Automotive USA, Inc.
Polestar campaign number
R10202
Report received
Potentially affected
66 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Electrical System — 12V/24V/48V Battery
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 22V926000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 22V926000.

Defect description

Polestar Automotive USA, Inc. (Polestar) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Polestar 1 vehicles. Defective high-voltage battery cells may cause the battery to overheat when fully charged.

Safety consequence

The high-voltage battery overheating increases the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will replace the high-voltage battery cells, free of charge. Remedy parts are expected to become ready by June 2023. As an interim repair, owners will need to take their vehicle to a dealership for a software update. Interim notices were mailed January 31, 2023. Owners may contact Polestar customer service at 1-800-806-2504. Polestar's number for this recall is R10202. Note: This recall has been superseded by Recall 23V361 (R102316). Any vehicle that received the interim repair under Recall 22V926 (R10202) will still need to have the remedy for 23V361 (R102316) performed.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 22V926000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.