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A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read.

DVSA referenceR/2024/508
Launched20 December 2024
MakePolestar Automotive (listed as POLESTAR AUTOMOTIVE)
Manufacturer referenceRP1044
Vehicles listed7

Models

ModelVehiclesBuilt fromBuilt to
PS279 July 202321 November 2023

Concern

Ps2 fsab

Defect, as DVSA words it

On affected vehicles the Far-Side Airbag (FSAB) in the left-hand front seat of the car may fail to deploy as intended increasing the risk of injury in impacts from the right-hand side of the vehicle.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

Replace the Far-Side Airbag (FSAB).

What changed since we first read it

Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates.

The same recall in other registers

United StatesNHTSA campaign 24V939, 18 December 2024 (filed 2 days before the UK launch)

Matched through the manufacturer's own reference (RP1044), which the registers share. See the same recall, Britain and America.

Check this recall on the DVSA service

Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 4 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read once. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.

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