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Chevrolet Bolt Ev · 2018

5 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·23V845000·2023-12-14

    2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV Fire Hazard After Crash

    General Motors is recalling certain 2017-2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicles where the seat belt pretensioner exhaust may ignite carpet fibers near the B-pillar following a crash, creating a fire risk.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET BOLT EV
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·22V930000·2022-12-15

    Chevrolet Bolt EV Pretensioner Exhaust Fire Risk Recall

    General Motors recalls 2017-2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicles. After a crash with pretensioner deployment, pretensioner exhaust may ignite carpet near the B-pillar, creating a fire hazard.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET BOLT EV
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V560000·2021-07-23

    GM Recalls 2017-2019 Chevrolet Bolt EVs for Battery Fire Risk

    General Motors is recalling 2017-2019 Chevrolet Bolt EVs because the high-voltage battery may catch fire when fully charged, increasing injury risk.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET BOLT EV
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·20V701000·2020-11-13

    Chevrolet Bolt EV Recalled Due to High Voltage Battery Fire Risk

    General Motors is recalling 2017-2019 Chevrolet Bolt EVs because the high voltage battery could catch fire when charged to full capacity, increasing the risk of injury.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET BOLT EV
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·18V576000·2018-08-30

    GM Recalls 2018-2019 Vehicles for Rear Brake Caliper Coating Defect

    General Motors is recalling 2018-2019 Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, and Cadillac vehicles because rear brake caliper pistons may have insufficient coating, potentially reducing braking performance.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET, CADILLAC, BUICK IMPALA, VOLT, XTS, BOLT EV
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • PE20016 Preliminary Evaluation · electrical system:propulsion system
  • PE20011 Preliminary Evaluation · fuel/propulsion system

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2019 · steering 45 complaints
  • 2020 · steering 22 complaints

Technical service bulletins

568 manufacturer service bulletins across 7 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2023: 3.7/5 · 59 complaints · most complained-of: steering
  • 2022: 3.3/5 · 59 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2021: 3.5/5 · 67 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2020: 3.0/5 · 172 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2019: 3.2/5 · 175 complaints · most complained-of: electrical

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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