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Polaris Slingshot

Every Polaris Slingshot model year on file, 2015 to 2025. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years9018 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years102015 to 2025

Recall campaigns18Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins354Summed across model years

By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 36, 40% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Powertrain leads the Polaris Slingshot complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain

Brakes

Electrical system

Engine and cooling

Steering

Suspension

Speed control

Wheels

Fuel system

Seat belts

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Polaris Slingshot model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Polaris Slingshot by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2025	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	23
2023	Motorcycle	1	100.0	100	2	0	33
2022	Motorcycle	7	28.6	700	0	0	34
2021	Motorcycle	2	50.0	200	1	0	42
2020	Motorcycle	1	0.0	50	1	0	38
2019	Motorcycle	4	0.0	400	4	1	33
2018	Motorcycle	4	25.0	200	5	1	34
2017	Motorcycle	10	30.0	500	9	1	34
2016	Motorcycle	25	12.0	1,250	8	1	42
2015	Motorcycle	36	19.4	1,800	9	2	41

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Polaris Slingshot

23V-466 Jul 3, 2023
After shifting out of reverse, the rearview camera image may freeze and display a blank screen if shifted into reverse again
Back-over prevention · 22k vehicles
23V-106 Feb 20, 2023
Alternator may have been improperly heat-treated during manufacturing
Electrical system · 163 vehicles
21V-629 Aug 10, 2021
Rear wheel studs may not have been fully pressed into the axle, possibly causing them to come loose
Wheels · 4,744 vehicles
19V-881 Dec 11, 2019
10A circuit breaker may be defective, tripping unexpectedly and causing a sudden loss of power and an engine stall
Electrical system · 1,915 vehicles
19V-750 Oct 18, 2019
Excessive electrical current may damage the battery fuse holder terminals
Electrical system · 32k vehicles
19V-185 Mar 7, 2019
Driver-seat and passenger-seat seat belt and seat back anchoring bracket may have been improperly welded
Seat belts · 3,311 vehicles
18V-809 Nov 15, 2018
Back-up camera may fail internally, possibly melting the voltage regulator and blowing the fuse for that circuit, thereby preventing the taillight…
Back-over prevention · 11k vehicles
18V-531 Aug 15, 2018
In the event of a crash, the seatbelt retractor on the side opposite of the impact may separate, preventing the seatbelt from locking
Seat belts · 11k vehicles
18V-321 May 16, 2018
Brake pedals may have been incorrectly installed, allowing the brake pedal to separate from the brake master cylinder
Brakes · 4,342 vehicles
18V-195 Mar 26, 2018
Driver-seat and passenger-seat seat belt and seat back anchoring bracket may have been improperly welded
Seat belts · 24k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.