NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Chevrolet Bolt EV Recalls
The 2021 Chevrolet Bolt EV has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 31, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 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
- 67
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 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 2021 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 2020, 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 2020, 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 2017–2020, 2022–2023 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 2017–2020, 2022–2023 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 2020, 2022 Bolt EV, 1 other model
2021 Chevrolet Bolt EV complaints by year
NHTSA has received 67 owner complaints about the 2021 Chevrolet Bolt EV, the newest on August 26, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (6%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2021 Chevrolet Bolt EV, the component group named most often is the electrical system (49%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (22%) and the power train (15%).
3 of the 2021 Chevrolet Bolt EV's 5 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System33
- Fuel/Propulsion System15
- Unknown Or Other12
- Power Train10
- Steering9
- Engine4
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 25 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2021 Chevrolet Bolt EV peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 25. 87% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Chevrolet Bolt EV drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Bolt EV year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 6 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 67 complaints about the 2021 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 2021 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: August 26, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted