2022-2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV air bag deployment defect recall
General Motors is recalling certain 2022-2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicles because the instrument panel cover may lack a required perforation, preventing proper passenger-side air bag deployment.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: This defect affects a critical safety system (air bag deployment) but no injuries have been reported in the source text. Per the severity rubric, a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported scores High (3).
Plain-English summary
General Motors, LLC is recalling certain 2022 and 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicles due to a defect in the instrument panel cover that houses the passenger-side air bag system.
The instrument panel may be missing the required perforation on its underside that allows the passenger-side air bag to deploy properly during a crash. If the air bag cannot deploy properly, the risk of injury to passengers increases.
The recall affects approximately 317 vehicles. Dealers will replace the instrument panel at no cost to owners. Owner notification letters were mailed on December 21, 2023. GM's reference number for this recall is N232414710.
Affected owners should contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 to schedule service. For additional information, owners may contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or visit www.nhtsa.gov.
The recalled product
- Product
- 2022 CHEVROLET BOLT EV
- Brand
- CHEVROLET
- Manufacturer
- General Motors, LLC
- Category
- Vehicle — Air Bag System
- Hazard
- air-bag-deployment-failure
- Affected units
- 317
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (1)
- BOLT EV
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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