# NHTSA recall 23V361000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 23V361000
- Manufacturer's number: R10216
- Manufacturer: Polestar Automotive USA, Inc.
- Reported: 2023\-05\-22
- Owners notified: 2023\-06\-26
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
- Units potentially affected: 66

## What is wrong

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.


## What can happen

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


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the high\-voltage battery pack and restore the electric driving range as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed June 66, 2023.  Owners may contact Polestar customer service at 1\-800\-806\-2504.  Polestar's number for this recall is R102316.  Note: This recall supersedes Recall 22V\-926 \(R10216\).  Any vehicle that received the interim repair under Recall 22V\-926 \(R10202\) will still need to have the remedy for 23V\-361 \(R10216\) 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-05\-11
- Vehicles in the campaign: 66
- Reported remedied: 46 \(69%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2020 POLESTAR POLESTAR 1](/makes/polestar/polestar-1/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 POLESTAR POLESTAR 1](/makes/polestar/polestar-1/2021/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [TJ3648310](/bulletins/10232128.md), 2023-02-27, Service bulletin
- [TJ3560250](/bulletins/10232124.md), 2023-02-27, Service bulletin
- [3554220](/bulletins/10232123.md), 2023-02-27, Service bulletin
- [TJ36418](/bulletins/10230755.md), 2023-01-30, Service bulletin
- [TJ36404](/bulletins/10230754.md), 2023-01-30, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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