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Polestar bulletin S10227

What it saysPolestar Automotive USA Inc. on behalf of Polestar Performance AB, have decided to launch Service Action S10227 on certain model year 2021 – 2023 Polestar 2 vehicles. NHTSA’s full summary ↓

Polestar filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Jul 18, 2024, received Aug 6, 2024. It names 3 model years (2021–2023). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.

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What the bulletin says

Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communication

Polestar Automotive USA Inc. on behalf of Polestar Performance AB, have decided to launch Service Action S10227 on certain model year 2021 – 2023 Polestar 2 vehicles. Polestar investigations have identified that vehicles are unable to receive Over-The-Air (OTA) updates due to old or conflicting software. To remedy the concerned vehicles, Polestar will perform a software upgrade to enable OTA updates. A total of 1,162 U.S. and 117 Canadian vehicles are eligible for this service action.

Kind Service bulletin Manufacturer date Jul 18, 2024 Received by NHTSA Aug 6, 2024 Components —

Document filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
S10227Service bulletinJul 18, 202411005717PDF

The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.

Model years it names

Source: as the manufacturer filed them

A vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.

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What owners reported

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners of the 3 model years this bulletin names have filed 570 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.

A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is Polestar S10227 a recall?

No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.

Is the S10227 repair free?

Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way.

Which vehicles does S10227 cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 3 model years: 2023 Polestar 2, 2022 Polestar 2, 2021 Polestar 2. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.