Polestar 2025 3 Seats Recall: Loose Backrest May Fall Forward in Crash
Polestar is recalling certain 2025 Polestar 3 vehicles with loose rear seat backrest striker brackets that may fall forward during a crash, increasing injury risk. Owners must contact Polestar for free inspection and tightening.
Use caution until it’s fixed
A loose rear seat backrest may fall forward and allow cargo to enter the cabin during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Contact the company
What happened, in plain English
Polestar is recalling 2025 Polestar 3 vehicles where the rear seat backrest striker bracket may be loose. This could cause the backrest to fall forward during a crash, letting cargo enter the cabin and increasing injury risk. Affected owners should have dealers inspect and tighten the bracket for free. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/82108-polestar-2025-3-seats-recall-loose-backrest-may-fall-forward.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/82108-polestar-2025-3-seats-recall-loose-backrest-may-fall-forward · Updated September 23, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #26V037000
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“Polestar 2025 3 Seats Recall: Loose Backrest May Fall Forward in Crash.” GovInfoNow, updated September 23, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/82108-polestar-2025-3-seats-recall-loose-backrest-may-fall-forward. Based on NHTSA recall #26V037000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=26V037000).
Why it’s dangerous
The rear seat backrest striker bracket may become loose, causing it to fall forward during a crash. This could allow cargo to enter the cabin, potentially increasing injury risk for occupants.
Who’s affected
Owners of 2025 Polestar 3 vehicles with loose rear seat backrest striker brackets are affected. Drivers and passengers in these vehicles face higher injury risk during crashes.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your 2025 Polestar 3 vehicle has a loose rear seat backrest striker bracket. The recall affects vehicles that fail to meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 207 for seating systems.
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What to do — step by step
Contact Polestar Customer Service
Call 1-800-806-2504 to get your vehicle inspected and tightened by a dealer at no cost.
Have Dealer Inspect and Tighten
Dealers will inspect and tighten the rear seat backrest striker bracket mounting nuts as necessary for free.
What NHTSA says to do
Dealers will inspect and tighten the rear seat backrest striker bracket mounting nuts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 4, 2026. Owners may contact Polestar's customer service at 1-800-806-2504. Polestar's number for this recall is RP1079. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning January 30, 2026.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
Owners were mailed letters 40 days after NHTSA received the defect report.
- NHTSA received the defect report
- Owner letters mailed
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Contact Polestar
We’ve drafted a message you can send Polestar to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 26V037000 — Polestar 2025 3 Seats Recall: Loose Backrest May Fall Forward in Crash Hello, I own a Polestar 2025 3 Seats Recall: Loose Backrest May Fall Forward in Crash that is covered by recall 26V037000 from Polestar. The official recall notice states: Dealers will inspect and tighten the rear seat backrest striker bracket mounting nuts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 4, 2026. Owners may contact Polestar's customer service at 1-800-806-2504. Polestar's number for this recall is RP1079. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning January 30, 2026. I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this? Thank you.
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Where this comes from
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: NHTSA Recall #26V037000 (January 23, 2026)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on September 23, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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