NHTSA Safety Recalls
2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV Recalls
The 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 14, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 178
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
10 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2019 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 2017–2018, 2020–2023 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 2017–2018, 2020–2023 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 2017–2018 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 2017–2018 Bolt EV
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 20V184000
- Reported
- March 26, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 897
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2020 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 2018 Bolt EV, 9 other models
2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV complaints by year
NHTSA has received 178 owner complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV, the newest on September 21, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (1%) and 10 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV, the component group named most often is the electrical system (48%), followed by the steering (26%) and the fuel/propulsion system (25%).
2 of the 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV's 6 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV owners gave the mileage (37 complaints), the median was 10,230 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System85
- Steering46
- Fuel/Propulsion System44
- Unknown Or Other21
- Power Train13
- Forward Collision Avoidance5
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 13 | |
| 2021 | 77 | |
| 2022 | 23 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 11 | |
| 2026 | 14 |
Complaints about the 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 77. 71% arrived between 2018 and 2022, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2019 vehicles, the 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV drew 2.1× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Bolt EV year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2019 one of the Chevrolet Bolt EV years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 178 complaints about the 2019 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 2019 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: September 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted