2022 POLARIS SLINGSHOT

0 recalls — 7 complaints

No recalls found for this vehicle.

Complaint Statistics

7 total complaints 3 injuries

Top Reported Components

ComponentComplaints
POWER TRAIN4
WHEELS2
ENGINE1
POWER TRAIN Aug 20, 2025
Incident date: Aug 1, 2025
The contact owns a 2022 Polaris Slingshot. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and slowing down, the transmission inadvertently shifted into neutral(N). The contact stated that the motorcycle was restarted each time after the failure and shifted into drive(D). The motorcycl... Read more
POWER TRAIN Jul 21, 2025
Incident date: Jul 20, 2025
The contact owns a 2022 Polaris Slingshot. The contact stated that while his wife was driving approximately 45 MPH on a two-lane road, the brake pedal was depressed while making a left turn, and the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle independently shifted to neutral and became ino... Read more
POWER TRAIN Sep 17, 2024
Incident date: Sep 17, 2024
The contact owns a 2022 Polaris Slingshot. The contact stated that while riding at an undisclosed speed, the transmission downshifted with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact became aware that the message “Shift not Allowed” was displayed. The motorcycle was able to be restar... Read more
ENGINE Sep 17, 2024
Incident date: Sep 17, 2024
The contact owns a 2022 Polaris Slingshot. The contact stated that while riding at an undisclosed speed, the transmission downshifted with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact became aware that the message “Shift not Allowed” was displayed. The motorcycle was able to be restar... Read more
WHEELS Oct 4, 2023
Incident date: Sep 8, 2023
Your Complaint Number: NHTSA 11538188 I was involved in a biker run on 8/12/2023 in my 2022 Polaris Slingshot. When the event was over numerous people brought a dangerous problem to my attention. Polaris must have decided for profit reasons to eliminate the rear fender that covers the tire and I ... Read more
2 injured
POWER TRAIN Aug 15, 2023
Incident date: Feb 1, 2023
The contact's wife owns a 2022 Polaris Slingshot. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle failed to accelerate upon depression of the accelerator pedal with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and the engine was rewired; however, the ... Read more
WHEELS Aug 13, 2023
Incident date: Aug 12, 2023
I was involved in a biker run on 8/12/2023 in my 2022 Polaris Slingshot. When the event was over numerous people brought a dangerous problem to my attention. Polaris must have decided for profit reasons to eliminate the rear fender that covers the tire and I unknowingly was shooting gravel-like bull... Read more
1 injured

NHTSA Safety Investigations — POLARIS SLINGSHOT

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

PE17005 Opened: Sep 18, 2017 — Closed: Mar 25, 2019
PE — Closed — Model Year: 2018
Seatbelt Retractor Failure
See attached closing resume summary.
PE15016 Opened: Apr 20, 2015 — Closed: Oct 16, 2015
PE — Closed — Model Year: 2015
Front wheel failure
We opened this PE after receiving an allegation of a sudden, catastrophic, right front wheel failure.Since opening it, we have met with dealer service personnel, interviewed owners, monitored various web forums, and requested information from Polaris.We are unaware of any additional wheel failures o... Read more

POLARIS SLINGSHOT — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the POLARIS SLINGSHOT across all model years (2015–2023).

51 Total Recalls
135 Total Complaints
2 Investigations
16 Reported Crashes
4 Reported Fires
3 Reported Deaths

POLARIS SLINGSHOT — Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year Recalls Complaints
2023 2 3 View
2022 (current) 0 7
2021 1 2 View
2020 1 1 View
2019 5 7 View
2018 7 5 View
2017 12 15 View
2016 11 41 View
2015 12 54 View

Other POLARIS Models

Model Recalls Complaints
SLINGSHOT SL 6 4 View
SLINGSHOT S 5 2 View
SLINGSHOT SLR 4 0 View
SLINGSHOT R 4 9 View
SLINGSHOT S TECH 3 0 View
TRAIL BOSS 250 3 0 View
1633 1 7 View
SLINGSHOT GT 1 0 View