# NHTSA recall 23V476000

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: 23V476000
- Manufacturer's number: R10245
- Manufacturer: Polestar Automotive USA, Inc.
- Reported: 2023\-07\-12
- Owners notified: 2023\-08\-10
- Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
- Units potentially affected: 3

## What is wrong

Polestar Automotive USA, Inc. \(Polestar\) is recalling certain 2023 Polestar 2 vehicles.  The front left lower ball joint may have been incorrectly installed, allowing the control arm to disconnect from the steering knuckle.


## What can happen

The control arm disconnecting from the steering knuckle can cause a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the ball joint fastening bolt as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed August 10, 2023.  Owners may contact Polestar customer service at 1\-800\-806\-2504.  Polestar's number for this recall is R10245.


## 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: Quarterly report 2, for 2023 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2024\-01\-02
- Vehicles in the campaign: 3
- Reported remedied: 3 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2023 quarter 4, 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

- [2023 POLESTAR POLESTAR 2](/makes/polestar/polestar-2/2023/recalls.md)

## 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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