13 recalls covering model years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023. 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.
Your Bolt had a repair under an earlier battery recall that included loading special monitoring software onto the car. On these vehicles that installation failed. Without the software working, the high-voltage battery can catch fire when it is charged to full or nearly full. A dealer will load it again for free. Until then, cap charging at 90%, charge more often, stay above 70 miles of range, park outside after charging, and don't charge indoors overnight.
⚠ NHTSA advises: park outside and away from structures (fire risk).
Your Bolt was already fixed under an earlier battery recall, when a dealer added software that watches the battery and spots a bad battery module. On these cars that software may not have installed properly, so a defective module could go undetected and the battery could catch fire. Until a dealer reloads the software, GM says to charge only to 90%, charge more often, don't drop below 70 miles of range, park outside after charging, and never charge indoors overnight.
⚠ NHTSA advises: park outside and away from structures (fire risk).
In a crash, the front seat belts tighten using a small device that fires like a tiny charge and vents hot gas. On these cars that hot gas can set light to carpet fibers near the pillar beside the front seats, starting a fire. The dealer checks both front seat belt units and, if needed, fits metal foil over the carpet and a cover on the unit. This is free, even if your car was fixed under the earlier recall.
Reported 2023-08-10 · Campaign 23V567000 · Model years: 2022, 2023
The dashboard has a line of small holes on its underside that lets the passenger airbag break through and open in a crash. On these vehicles those holes may be missing, so the passenger airbag may not open the way it should. Dealers will replace the entire dashboard at no cost to you.
Seat belts have a device that yanks the belt tight in a crash. It works with a small charge, and the hot gas it lets out can escape near the floor by the door pillar. On these cars that hot exhaust can set the carpet fibers on fire after a crash. Dealers add a metal foil shield to the carpet in that spot, and a cover over the device if needed. The work is free.
The high-voltage battery in these Bolts can catch fire when it is charged all the way, or nearly all the way. Until your battery modules are replaced, GM says to set the charge limit to 90 percent, charge more often, avoid running the battery below about 70 miles of range, park outside after charging, and never charge indoors overnight. GM will replace the faulty battery modules free of charge. This recall expands an earlier Bolt battery recall.
⚠ NHTSA advises: park outside and away from structures (fire risk).
Reported 2021-07-23 · Campaign 21V560000 · Model years: 2019
The large battery that powers these cars can catch fire when it is charged all the way, or almost all the way, up. Until the battery is fixed, GM says to set your car to stop charging at 90 percent, charge more often, don't let the range drop below about 70 miles, park outside after charging, and never charge indoors overnight. GM will replace the bad battery parts at no cost.
⚠ NHTSA advises: park outside and away from structures (fire risk).
Reported 2021-07-08 · Campaign 21V517000 · Model years: 2022
The driver's airbag sits in the center of the steering wheel and is held in place by two fasteners. On these cars one of those two may be missing altogether or not tightened enough. An airbag that is not held down properly may not inflate the way it should if you are in a crash. A dealer checks the fasteners and tightens or replaces them, and if they still cannot be tightened correctly, the whole airbag unit is replaced.
Reported 2020-12-23 · Campaign 20V811000 · Model years: 2020
Seat belts are bolted to the vehicle body and to the seats. On these vehicles, the wrong bolts may have been used at one or more of those spots, so a belt may not be attached securely. If a belt pulls loose in a crash, it may not hold the person wearing it, which can mean more serious injuries. Dealers will find and replace any wrong bolts at no charge.
Reported 2020-12-22 · Campaign 20V808000 · Model years: 2020
Some 2020 Bolt EVs have a front left brake caliper — the part that presses the brake pads to slow the wheel — that was poorly made. If you brake hard, it can crack. A cracked caliper can let brake fluid escape, and losing fluid means the brakes may not stop the car as well as they should. A dealer will check the lot number stamped on that caliper and put in a new one if yours is affected.
Reported 2020-11-13 · Campaign 20V701000 · Model years: 2019
The big battery that powers these Bolt EVs can catch fire when it is charged all the way, or nearly all the way. As a temporary step, GM had dealers reprogram the car to stop charging at 90 percent, and told owners to set that 90 percent limit themselves or park outside until the update was done. Note: this recall was replaced by a newer one, 21V-560, and cars already fixed here still need that newer repair.
⚠ NHTSA advises: park outside and away from structures (fire risk).
Reported 2020-03-26 · Campaign 20V184000 · Model years: 2019, 2020
Inside the rear doors of these Chevrolet Bolt EVs, the cable that runs from the inside door handle to the latch may be too long. When the rear window is opened, the glass can rub against that cable and damage it. A damaged cable can cause a rear door to pop open on its own when the window is opened, or leave the inside handle unable to open the door at all. Dealers replace the rear door handle cables.
Reported 2018-08-30 · Campaign 18V576000 · Model years: 2019
The pistons inside the rear brake calipers, the parts that squeeze the brake pads against the wheels, were not coated properly. That can let gas pockets form in the brake system at the rear wheels. Gas squashes when you press the pedal instead of pushing firmly on the pads, so the rear brakes do less of the work and the vehicle can take longer to stop than you expect. The dealer bleeds the brake system to clear the gas out.