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STRUCTURE:EXTERIOR TRIM

2 NHTSA complaints about structure:exterior trim issues across 2 makes and 2 models.

Data updated August 2026. Counts render from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation standardized component field; severity flags cross-reference NHTSA ODI complaint flags for owner-reported crash, fire, and injury markers. This page is for informational purposes and does not replace NHTSA recall notices or a vehicle-specific inspection. Methodology · Corrections.

NHTSA ODI component intake brief

ODI category STRUCTURE:EXTERIOR TRIM

2 filings · 2 models · 2 makes · vintage August 2026

  • FILINGS SPARSE 2 ODI rows
  • MODELS 2 nameplates citing this part
  • MAKES 2 manufacturers in corpus
  • CRASH 0.0% 0 crash-flagged
  • RANK #628 of 696 categories
  • SEV QUIET 0 deaths · 0 injuries

Filing-volume peers

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ODI filing volume neighbourhood: STRUCTURE:EXTERIOR TRIM vs nearest complaint-total peers

STRUCTURE:EXTERIOR TRIM sits SPARSE on ODI intake volume (#628 of 696 standardized categories) with a QUIET severity stamp (0 reported fatalities across 2 models). Open Polestar Polestar 2 (category leader) →

STRUCTURE:EXTERIOR TRIM filing-volume reading

The standout signal for structure:exterior trim is ODI intake volume: 2 filings (SPARSE band · #628 of 696 standardized categories) across 2 nameplates. Crash-flag share is 0.0%.

Sparse categories can swing on a single high-volume nameplate; treat the leader row as the actionable signal, not the category headline alone.

Next step: compare Polestar Polestar 2 against AIR BAGS:SENSOR:FRONTAL IMPACT on filing totals before treating structure:exterior trim volume as a purchase signal.

2
Complaints
2
Models Affected
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Deaths

Most Affected Vehicles

# Vehicle Complaints
1 Polestar Polestar 2
1
2 Ford Explorer
1

Recent Complaints

2022 Polestar Polestar 2

We were driving on the highway at 65 miles per and the driver side front windshield trim came off. The windshield is the original manufacturer windshield. The vehicle now has significant wind noise

2014 Ford Explorer

See attached document for complaint I am sending you a copy of a letter I sent to the Ford Motor Company over my lack of satisfaction over safety recalls on my 2014 Ford Explorer with the local Ford

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