NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV Recalls
The 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 31, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 175
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV
Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery
- Campaign
- 24V812000
- Reported
- October 31, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 107
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2022 Bolt EV, 1 other model
Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery
- Campaign
- 24V481000
- Reported
- June 27, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 72
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2022 Bolt EV, 1 other model
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, 2021–2023 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, 2021–2023 Bolt EV
Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery
- Campaign
- 21V650000
- Reported
- August 20, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 52,414
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2022 Bolt EV, 1 other model
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 20V811000
- Reported
- December 23, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 470
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 16 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
- Campaign
- 20V808000
- Reported
- December 22, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 464
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2020 Chevrolet 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 2019 Bolt EV
2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV complaints by year
NHTSA has received 175 owner complaints about the 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (4%) and 4 a fire.
In complaints about the 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV, the component group named most often is the electrical system (54%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (17%) and the steering (13%).
3 of the 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV's 8 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV owners gave the mileage (22 complaints), the median was 5,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System94
- Fuel/Propulsion System30
- Steering23
- Unknown Or Other21
- Power Train11
- Engine8
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 33 | |
| 2023 | 41 | |
| 2024 | 29 | |
| 2025 | 18 | |
| 2026 | 17 |
Complaints about the 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 41. 63% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV drew 2.2× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Bolt EV year in the same window: 1st highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2020 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 175 complaints about the 2020 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 2020 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted