Manufacturer profile

Polaris Industries

Polaris Industries has filed 21 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 2015, covering 177k vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.

Makes in its campaigns
Campaigns filed in 2026 to date0No campaigns in 2025
Vehicles affected02026 to date
Campaigns on file212015 to 2023
Do-not-drive or park-outside2Campaigns with an advisory

Filed under 2 names, including "Polaris Industries, Inc.", "Polaris Industries Inc.".

Campaigns per year

Polaris Industries has averaged 0 campaigns a year since 2021, below its 2018 peak of 6

Polaris Industries recall campaigns by report date, 2015 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

02462015201620172018620192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file. The lighter column is a partial year.
Components

Seat belts are Polaris Industries's most recalled component since 2016

Polaris Industries campaigns by primary component, 2016 to 2026.

Seat belts
3
Brakes
3
Back-over prevention
2
Electrical system
2
Structure
1
Engine and cooling
1
Wheels
1
Steering
1
Powertrain
1
Fuel system
1
Source: NHTSA ODI. Each campaign counted once.
Remedy type

Polaris Industries uses software fixes less than the industry: 0% of its 2018 campaigns

Share of campaigns remedied by a software update, Polaris Industries against all manufacturers, by year.

Polaris IndustriesAll manufacturers
050%100%201620182020202220242026100%18%
Source: NHTSA ODI remedy descriptions, classified by rule (see Methodology).
Model years covered

Model year 2015 is covered by the most Polaris Industries campaigns, 12

Polaris Industries campaigns covering each model year, last fifteen model years. A campaign counts once for each year it covers.

03691220151220162017201820192020202120222023
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Latest campaigns

The latest Polaris Industries filings

The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.

Latest Polaris Industries campaigns
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
23V-466Jul 3, 2023After shifting out of reverse, the rearview camera image may freeze and display a blank screen if shifted into reverse againBack-over prevention22,218Software update
19V-185Mar 7, 2019Driver-seat and passenger-seat seat belt and seat back anchoring bracket may have been improperly weldedSeat belts3,311Part replacement
18V-809Nov 15, 2018Back-up camera may fail internally, possibly melting the voltage regulator and blowing the fuse for that circuit, thereby preventing the taillight…Back-over prevention11,371Part replacement
18V-531Aug 15, 2018In the event of a crash, the seatbelt retractor on the side opposite of the impact may separate, preventing the seatbelt from lockingSeat belts10,658Repair or modification
18V-485Jul 19, 2018Lower main frame tube may crack which can result in failure of the secondary upper cab frameStructure1,946Repair or modification
18V-484Jul 19, 2018Drive mode switch can send an incorrect signal, causing the vehicle to become inoperative or go in the opposite direction than intendedElectrical system2,110Part replacement
18V-321May 16, 2018Brake pedals may have been incorrectly installed, allowing the brake pedal to separate from the brake master cylinderBrakes4,342Inspection
18V-195Mar 26, 2018Driver-seat and passenger-seat seat belt and seat back anchoring bracket may have been improperly weldedSeat belts24,235Part replacement
17V-647Oct 12, 2017If the engine misfires, continued riding may result in heat from the catalytic converter melting the rear brake line and nearby wiringEngine and cooling26,182Repair or modification
17V-357Jun 1, 2017Affected vehicles previously had their rear swingarms replaced during the remedy of NHTSA recall number 16V-255Brakes8,962Repair or modification
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Largest campaigns

Polaris Industries's five largest campaigns on file

Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.

  1. 2017 If the engine misfires, continued riding…0.03M
  2. 2018 Driver-seat and passenger-seat seat belt…0.02M
  3. 2023 After shifting out of reverse, the rearview…0.02M
  4. 2016 Affected vehicles may have insufficient…0.02M
  5. 2016 Affected vehicles may have been…0.02M
Source: NHTSA ODI.