# NHTSA recall 26V037000

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: 26V037000
- Manufacturer's number: RP1079
- Manufacturer: Polestar Automotive USA, Inc.
- Reported: 2026\-01\-23
- Owners notified: 2026\-03\-20
- Component: SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERS
- Units potentially affected: 213

## What is wrong

Polestar Automotive USA, Inc. \(Polestar\) is recalling certain 2025 Polestar 3 vehicles. The striker brackets that secure the rear seat backrest may be loose. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 207, "Seating Systems."


## What can happen

A loose rear seat backrest may fall forward and allow cargo to enter the cabin during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.


## The remedy

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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 2, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-07
- Vehicles in the campaign: 213
- Reported remedied: 99 \(46%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, 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

- [2025 POLESTAR POLESTAR 3](/makes/polestar/polestar-3/2025/recalls.md). Built 2024\-10\-06 to 2025\-09\-22.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [37164](/bulletins/11014146.md), 2025-02-11, Service bulletin
- [37079](/bulletins/11012577.md), 2025-01-07, Service bulletin
- [37079](/bulletins/11009792.md), 2024-11-05, Service bulletin
- [37117](/bulletins/11009789.md), 2024-11-05, 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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