NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV Recalls
The 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 14, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 89
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV
Structure: body: roof and pillars
- Campaign
- 23V845000
- Reported
- December 14, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,771
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2017, 2019–2023 Bolt EV
Structure: body: roof and pillars
- Campaign
- 22V930000
- Reported
- December 15, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 111,242
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2017, 2019–2023 Bolt EV
Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery
- Campaign
- 21V560000
- Reported
- July 23, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 57,414
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2017, 2019 Bolt EV
Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery
- Campaign
- 20V701000
- Reported
- November 13, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 50,932
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2017, 2019 Bolt EV
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
- Campaign
- 18V576000
- Reported
- August 30, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 210,628
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Bolt EV, 9 other models
2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV complaints by year
NHTSA has received 89 owner complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV, the newest on September 17, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (2%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV, the component group named most often is the steering (43%), followed by the electrical system (34%) and the power train (13%).
2 of the 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV's 5 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV owners gave the mileage (18 complaints), the median was 18,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering38
- Electrical System30
- Power Train12
- Fuel/Propulsion System11
- Unknown Or Other8
- Service Brakes7
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 26 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 14 | |
| 2026 | 10 |
Complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 26. 40% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Bolt EV year in the same window: 6th highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2018 one of the three best-measured Chevrolet Bolt EV years.
The 89 complaints about the 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Bolt EV by model year
Other 2018 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: September 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted