2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2021 Polaris Slingshot. Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Polaris dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2021 Polaris Slingshot. Check your Slingshot by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 5 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 Polaris Slingshot, reporting 2 crashes, 2 injuries. Polaris has issued at least 43 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
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Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 Polaris Slingshot. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The contact owns a 2021 Polaris Slingshot. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 20 MPH, the oil, brake, ABS, check engine, and traction control warning lights illuminated.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11734077
“While driving the 2021 slingshot R it will randomly be thrown into neutral! I was on the side roads and then got onto highway and it slammed into neutral when I had a F350 right on my butt and almost killed me!”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11723490
“We were driving in the Slingshot when it started raining. The vehicle hit some water and started to hydroplane. It started to spin, which I was able to end up controlling but we were shot into a ditch where we hit the embankment. My wife was ejected from the car.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11478810
“During a 150-mile ride, I experienced that while braking for a stop or a traffic slowdown, this unit shifted into neutral, and all of the dash warning lights came on at the same time. This happened 5 times during the ride. I had to coast to the side of the road, shut down, and restart the engine.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11664328
“Seat belts drivers and passengers do not adjust, lock where you cannot pull out to buckle the belt,locks while pulling out. Also doesnt lock snug against body when buckled. Throttle bucks violently when lettling clutch out gentlly causing a stall condition when pulling into traffic.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11485330
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2021 Polaris Slingshot is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Polaris dealer.