Recall · 23V106000
Polaris recalled 4 models over electrical system
163
Vehicles covered
4
Models
8
Model years
February 20, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
- The defect
- Polaris Inc. (Polaris) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Slingshot R, Slingshot S with Technology Package 1, Slingshot SL, Slingshot SLR, and Slingshot S motorcycles. The alternator may have been improperly heat-treated during manufacturing.
- What it can cause
- An improperly heat-treated alternator may crack and separate during operation, increasing the risk of a fire.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace the alternator, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 8, 2023. Owners may contact Polaris' customer service at 1-855-863-2284. Polaris' number for this recall is T-23-01.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| PolarisSlingshot R | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| PolarisSlingshot S | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| PolarisSlingshot SL | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| PolarisSlingshot SLR | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 163 vehicles this is a small campaign: 64% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2022 to 2023, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Polaris vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 2 times before this, most recently in December 2019 as 19V881000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry one other recall published here: 23V466000 (back over prevention).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Polaris Inc. with NHTSA on February 20, 2023 as campaign 23V106000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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