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Chevrolet Volt

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

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·23V516000·2023-07-27

    GM Recalls 2013 Vehicles for Driver Air Bag Inflator Defect

    General Motors is recalling 2013 Buick Verano, Chevrolet Camaro, Sonic, and Volt vehicles because the driver-side air bag inflator may explode during deployment.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET, BUICK CAMARO, SONIC, VERANO, VOLT
    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
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·18V397000·2018-06-14

    General Motors Recalls 2013 Chevrolet Volt for Propulsion Loss Risk

    General Motors is recalling 2013 Chevrolet Volt vehicles because a software update may disable cell balancing, causing a low-voltage condition that could lead to a loss of propulsion and increased crash risk.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET VOLT
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·15V442000·2015-07-10

    GM Recalls 2014-2015 Chevrolet Cruze and Volt for Steering Defect

    General Motors is recalling specific 2014-2015 Chevrolet Cruze and 2015 Chevrolet Volt vehicles because the inner tie rod may not be tightened correctly, which could cause the tie rod to separate from the steering gear.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET CRUZE, VOLT
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·13V271000·2013-06-27

    GM Recalls 2012 Chevrolet Volt for Brake Pressure Valve Defect

    General Motors is recalling specific 2012 Chevrolet Volt vehicles because a brake pressure modulator valve issue may cause front brakes to lock up during safety system events.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET VOLT
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·17V621000·2017-10-05

    GM Recalls 2015-2016 Vehicles for Driver Air Bag Defect

    General Motors is recalling 2015-2016 Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon, and 2016 Chevrolet Volt vehicles because the driver's frontal air bag may inflate improperly during a high-speed crash.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET, GMC VOLT, COLORADO, CANYON
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·15V145000·2015-03-13

    GM Recalls 2011-2013 Chevrolet Volt for Carbon Monoxide Risk

    General Motors is recalling 2011-2013 Chevrolet Volt vehicles because the engine may start automatically if the electrical system is left on, posing a carbon monoxide risk in enclosed spaces.

    Product
    CHEVROLET — CHEVROLET VOLT
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

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

  • PE23022 Preliminary Evaluation · electrical system
  • PE20011 Preliminary Evaluation · fuel/propulsion system
  • PE19013 Preliminary Evaluation · air bags:sensor:occupant classification:front passenger
  • PE11037 Preliminary Evaluation · electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2017 · electrical 224 complaints, median 40,000 mi
    Includes 7 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2017 · powertrain 217 complaints, median 35,066 mi
  • 2018 · powertrain 84 complaints, median 24,000 mi
  • 2012 · airbags 77 complaints, median 98,000 mi
  • 2017 · engine 73 complaints, median 80,000 mi

Technical service bulletins

803 manufacturer service bulletins across 9 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2019: 4.0/5 · 34 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2018: 3.5/5 · 222 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2017: 3.4/5 · 695 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2016: 3.7/5 · 169 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2015: 4.0/5 · 44 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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