Polestar has recalled simply two Polestar 2 sedans from mannequin years 2021-2025 as a result of a software program replace may cause their brakes to fail beneath very particular situations.
The corporate tells the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration (NHTSA) that the issue happens when a driver engages one-pedal driving mode after which coasts downhill for a minimum of 1 minute and 30 seconds with out touching the brake pedal. If that occurs, “the client could expertise a lack of braking performance.”
The corporate asks homeowners to not use one-pedal driving mode till the issue has been fastened.
The recall is sort of similar to one issued lately for a lot of Volvo electrical automobiles and hybrids. Polestar and Volvo share an proprietor (China’s Geely) and use most of the identical elements.
As a result of the issue is software-related, Polestar will repair it with a software program replace. Most Polestar 2 automobiles obtain updates over-the-air, so homeowners could not have to carry them in for restore. However an proprietor who has disabled updates may have to carry the automotive in to have the replace put in.
By regulation, sellers by no means cost for recall repairs.
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