14 recalls covering model years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2027. To check whether your vehicle is affected, look up your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — a recall may apply only to some vehicles of a given year.
Reported Feb 26, 2026 · Campaign 26V114000 · Model years: 2027
General Motors is recalling a wide range of Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC and Buick vehicles, including the Escalade IQ and IQL, OPTIQ, Colorado, Equinox EV, Silverado 3500, Canyon and Sierra 3500. During production, the radio may not have been set to the correct status to download the electronic owner's manual, so the manual is not there for the owner to use. Because of this, these vehicles do not meet the federal safety standard covering occupant protection.
Reported Oct 31, 2024 · Campaign 24V812000 · Model years: 2020, 2021, 2022
General Motors is recalling certain Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV vehicles that were previously repaired under an earlier recall. The installation of advanced diagnostic software on these vehicles may have failed. Because of this, the high voltage battery could catch fire when it is charged to full or nearly full capacity. A battery fire increases the risk of injury to occupants.
⚠ NHTSA advises: park outside and away from structures (fire risk).
Reported Jun 27, 2024 · Campaign 24V481000 · Model years: 2020, 2021, 2022
General Motors is recalling certain Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV vehicles that were previously repaired under an earlier recall for the vehicle's battery. On these vehicles, the advanced diagnostic software meant to watch for defective battery modules may not have been installed correctly. Because of this, the software may fail to detect a defective battery module, which could possibly result in a battery fire.
⚠ NHTSA advises: park outside and away from structures (fire risk).
Reported Dec 14, 2023 · Campaign 23V845000 · Model years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Certain 2017-2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicles have a problem with the front seat belt pretensioners. After a crash in which the pretensioners deploy, the exhaust they release can ignite carpet fibers near the B-pillar, which can start a fire. This recall also includes vehicles that were already repaired for this same issue under an earlier recall, because that repair was done incorrectly.
Reported Aug 10, 2023 · Campaign 23V567000 · Model years: 2022, 2023
The instrument panel on these vehicles may be missing a perforation on its underside that is needed for the passenger-side air bag to deploy correctly. Without that perforation in place, the panel may not open the way it needs to when the air bag inflates, which can affect how the air bag inflates for the person in the front passenger seat.
Reported Dec 15, 2022 · Campaign 22V930000 · Model years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
After a crash where the seat belt pretensioner goes off, hot gas released by the pretensioner may set fire to carpet fibers near the pillar next to the front seat. Dealers will install a piece of metal foil over the carpet near the pretensioner, and add a cover over the pretensioner if needed, at no cost to the owner.
Reported Aug 20, 2021 · Campaign 21V650000 · Model years: 2020, 2021, 2022
The high voltage battery can catch fire when it is charged to full or nearly full. GM has given owners several steps to reduce this risk while they wait for repairs, including limiting how full they charge the battery and parking outside after charging. GM will replace any battery modules that are found to be defective, free of charge.
⚠ NHTSA advises: park outside and away from structures (fire risk).
General Motors is recalling certain Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicles that were covered by an earlier recall. The high-voltage battery that powers the car could catch fire when it is charged to full or nearly full. GM will replace the faulty battery modules at no cost to owners. Letters telling owners about the safety risk were mailed in August 2021. Owners are also given steps to follow until the repair is done.
⚠ NHTSA advises: park outside and away from structures (fire risk).
In some Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV vehicles, one of the two bolts that hold the driver's front airbag to the steering wheel may be missing, or it may not have been tightened enough.
Reported Dec 23, 2020 · Campaign 20V811000 · Model years: 2020
Incorrect bolts may have been used at one or more places where the seat belts attach to these vehicles. If the wrong bolt was used at any of these points, the seat belt may not be properly attached to the vehicle. GM dealers will inspect the fastening locations and replace any bolts that are found to be incorrect, so the seat belts are properly secured to the vehicle as they should be.
Reported Dec 22, 2020 · Campaign 20V808000 · Model years: 2020
GM says some Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicles may have a front left brake caliper that was cast improperly. This caliper can fracture during a high-pressure braking event. GM is recalling the affected vehicles so dealers can inspect the casting lot number on the front left brake caliper and replace it if necessary.
Reported Mar 26, 2020 · Campaign 20V184000 · Model years: 2019, 2020
On certain Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicles, the cable inside a rear door handle may be too long. This can let the cable touch the window when it opens, which may damage the cable. A damaged cable may cause the rear door to open on its own when the window is opened, and it may also keep the inside door handle from working.
Reported Aug 30, 2018 · Campaign 18V576000 · Model years: 2018, 2019
The rear brake caliper pistons on these vehicles may not have enough of a protective coating, which can allow gas pockets to form inside them. If this happens, it can reduce how well the rear brakes perform. This affects a range of Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC models. To fix the problem, GM will notify owners, and dealers will bleed the vehicle's brake system. This repair is free of charge.
Recalls and NHTSA owner complaints for each model year, side by side. Complaints are unverified owner reports, and better-selling or older years naturally collect more — read this as a record, not a ranking.
NHTSA lists 14 safety recalls covering the 2018–2027 Chevrolet Bolt EV. 13 of them are rated high or critical on this site. The most recent is "GM vehicles may be missing the electronic owner's manual" (NHTSA campaign 26V114000), reported Feb 26, 2026.
Which Chevrolet Bolt EV model year has the most recalls?
The 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV has the most, with 8 recalls. The 2027 model year has the fewest of the years we cover, with 1. Newer model years have had less time to collect recalls, so a low count on a recent year is not a guarantee.
Is there a do-not-drive or park-outside recall on the Chevrolet Bolt EV?
Yes. 5 Chevrolet Bolt EV recalls carry a do-not-drive or park-outside advisory from NHTSA: Chevrolet Bolt EV/EUV: Battery Fire Risk When Fully Charged (24V812000); Chevrolet Bolt EV/EUV: Battery Software May Miss Fire Risk (24V481000); Chevrolet Bolt EV/EUV Battery Fire Risk (21V650000); Chevrolet Bolt EV battery may catch fire when fully charged (21V560000). These apply only to the affected vehicles, so check your VIN.
How do I check whether my Chevrolet Bolt EV has an open recall?
Enter your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. A recall often applies to only some vehicles of a model year, and the VIN lookup shows the ones still unrepaired on your car. Recall repairs are free at any franchised Chevrolet dealer, including for second owners.
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Recalls and complaint record for one model year at a time: