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 below 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 at the very least 1 minute and 30 seconds with out touching the brake pedal. If that occurs, “the shopper might expertise a lack of braking performance.”
The corporate asks house owners to not use one-pedal driving mode till the issue has been fastened.
The recall is almost an identical to one issued just lately for a lot of Volvo electrical autos and hybrids. Polestar and Volvo share an proprietor (China’s Geely) and use lots of the similar components.
As a result of the issue is software-related, Polestar will repair it with a software program replace. Most Polestar 2 autos obtain updates over-the-air, so house owners might not must carry them in for restore. However an proprietor who has disabled updates may must carry the automobile in to have the replace put in.
By legislation, sellers by no means cost for recall repairs.
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