{"id":"2017_chevrolet_bolt_ev","make":"Chevrolet","make_slug":"chevrolet","model":"Bolt EV","model_slug":"bolt-ev","year":2017,"url":"/chevrolet/bolt-ev/2017/","pts":["bev"],"configs":[{"id":38187,"model":"Bolt EV","pt":"bev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":128,"hwy":110,"comb":119,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":28.3007,"range":238,"range_city":255,"range_hwy":217,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":9.3,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"150 kW ACPM","fuel":"Electricity","vclass":"Small Station Wagons","co2":0,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":650,"save_spend":8000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"GMX","modified":"Tue Mar 26 00:00:00 EDT 2019"}],"vclass":"Small Station Wagons","segment":"Wagon","epa_certified":true,"recalls":[{"campaign":"23V845000","component":"STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS","mfr":"General Motors, LLC","reported":"2023-12-14","owner_notified":"2024-01-24","units":6771,"summary":"General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017-2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicles.  This recall includes certain vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under NHTSA recall number 22V-930.  After a crash with seat belt pretensioner deployment, the pretensioner exhaust may ignite carpet fibers near the B-pillar, causing a fire.","consequence":"A fire increases the risk of injury.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect both front seat belt pretensioners and, if necessary, install metal foil at the carpet near the pretensioner exhaust.  Certain vehicles will also need a pretensioner cover installed.  Repairs will be performed free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 24, 2024.  These vehicles were previously recalled for this same issue under recall number 22V-930 and will need to have the new remedy performed.  Owners may contact GM EV Concierge at 1-833-EVCHEVY (1-833-382-4389) (TTY 711 / 1-800-833-2438) or Customer Service at 1-800-222-1020.  GM's number for this recall is N232421970.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"N232421970","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":["bev"],"severity":"critical"},{"campaign":"22V930000","component":"SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER","mfr":"General Motors, LLC","reported":"2022-12-15","owner_notified":"2023-01-23","units":111242,"summary":"General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017-2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicles.  After a crash with seat belt pretensioner deployment, the pretensioner exhaust may ignite carpet fibers near the B-pillar, causing a fire.","consequence":"A vehicle fire can increase the risk of injury.","remedy":"Dealers will install metal foil at the carpet near the pretensioner exhaust, and install a pretensioner cover as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed between January 23, 2023 and April 25, 2023.  Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020.  GM's number for this recall is N222383790.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"N222383790","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":["bev"],"severity":"critical"},{"campaign":"21V560000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY","mfr":"General Motors, LLC","reported":"2021-07-23","owner_notified":"2021-08-13","units":57414,"summary":"General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicles previously recalled under NHTSA recall number 20V-701.  The high voltage battery could catch fire when charged to full or nearly full capacity.","consequence":"A battery fire increases the risk of injury.","remedy":"Owners are advised to take the following interim steps: Activate either the Hill Top Reserve (2017 and 2018 models) or Target Charge Level (2019 models) feature in their vehicle to limit the charge level to 90%, charge their vehicle more frequently, avoid depleting the battery to 70 miles range remaining, park outside after charging, and do not charge the vehicle indoors overnight.  Defective battery modules will be replaced by GM, free of charge.  Interim notification letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on August 13, 2021.  Owner notification letters were mailed on August 13, 2021.  Owners may contact the Bolt EV Concierge Team at 1-833-382-4389.  GM's number for this recall is N212343880.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":true,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"N212343880","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":["bev"],"severity":"critical"},{"campaign":"20V701000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY","mfr":"General Motors LLC","reported":"2020-11-13","owner_notified":"2021-05-11","units":50932,"summary":"General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling all 2017-2018 and certain 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicles.  The high voltage battery could catch fire when charged to full or nearly full capacity.","consequence":"A battery fire increases the risk of injury.","remedy":"This recall has been superseded by recall number 21V-560.  Vehicles previously repaired under 20V-701 will still need to have the new remedy under recall 21V-560.  GM will notify owners, and as an interim repair, beginning on November 17, 2020, dealers will reprogram the hybrid propulsion control module 2 (HPCM2) to limit the full charge to 90%, free of charge.  Owners are advised to activate either the Hill Top Reserve (2017 and 2018 models) or Target Charge Level (2019 models) feature in their vehicle to limit the charge level to 90%, or park outside, until the software update is completed.  Owners were notified of the interim repair beginning November 17, 2020.  The second notice was mailed on May 11, 2021.  Owners may contact the Bolt EV Concierge Team at 1-833-382-4389.  GM's number for this recall is N202311730.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":true,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"N202311730","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":["bev"],"severity":"critical"}],"recall_count":4,"critical_count":4,"park_outside":true,"do_not_drive":false,"score":40,"grade":"F","complaints":{"count":346,"crash":11,"fire":5,"injured":5,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Steering",123],["Electrical System",114],["Fuel/Propulsion System",70],["Unspecified",33],["Power Train",27],["Service Brakes",22]],"by_year":{"2017":19,"2018":20,"2019":13,"2020":12,"2021":118,"2022":51,"2023":35,"2024":27,"2025":36,"2026":15},"excerpts":[["2021-07-19","Electrical System","I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m just reporting GMs persistent negligence in dealing with defective battery cells for 2017-2019 Bolts. Upon tear down these cells will not and do not meet GM quality standards and GMs delayed response and paltry response demonstrate what little concern Gm has in regard to the situation. This is an issue that will \u2026"],["2021-07-16","Steering","The electronic steering has stopped automatically returning to center after turning - mostly right hand turns. Have seen other similar complaints on a Bolt forum where the entire steering mechanism had to be replaced. Our Chevy mechanic knew nothing about this but told us that this type of repair is out of warranty & w\u2026"],["2021-07-16","Fuel/Propulsion System","Vehicle was recalled due to spontaneous battery fire risk. Two stages of recall work were performed, both related to the vehicle computer and battery monitoring system. Neither has fixed the underlying cause of the problem, so the recall cannot be considered to be complete. The battery remains at risk of fire based on \u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"},{"action":"PE20016","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY","opened":"2020-10-09","closed":"2022-02-07","campaign":"21V650000","subject":"Electric Vehicle Battery Fires","summary":"In October 2020, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE) on 2017-2020 Model Year (MY) Chevrolet Bolt vehicles based on complaints received alleging that the vehicles caught fire under the seating area while parked and unattended. At the time, ODI had received 2 Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQs) and several field reports. All complaints alleged vehicles caught fire during or after electrical charging.ODI's review found vehicle thermal events occurred during and/or at the end of the battery module charging cycle. The information learned from NHTSA and General Motors joint vehicle inspections prompted General Motors to file Recall 20V-701 on April 29, 20"}],"ncap":[],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":238,"mpg":null,"ncap":null,"complaints":346},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}