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2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV Recalls

The 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 31, 2024.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
7

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
59

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
3

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

7 recalls on the 2022 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 2020–2021 Bolt EV, 1 other model

24V812000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2020–2021 Bolt EV, 1 other model

24V481000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2017–2021, 2023 Bolt EV

23V845000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal

Campaign
23V567000
Reported
August 10, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 317
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2023 Bolt EV

23V567000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2017–2021, 2023 Bolt EV

22V930000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2020–2021 Bolt EV, 1 other model

21V650000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal

Campaign
21V517000
Reported
July 8, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 28
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 1 other model

21V517000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV complaints by year

NHTSA has received 59 owner complaints about the 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV, the newest on June 1, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (5%).

In complaints about the 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV, the component group named most often is the electrical system (49%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (19%) and the power train (17%).

3 of the 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV's 7 recalls also concern the electrical system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System29
  • Fuel/Propulsion System11
  • Power Train10
  • Unknown Or Other8
  • Engine5
  • Service Brakes5

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV received by NHTSA, by calendar year
202111
202222
202317
20241
20254
20264

Complaints about the 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 22. 93% arrived between 2021 and 2025, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2022 vehicles, the 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Chevrolet Bolt EV year in the same window: 5th highest of the 6 ranked years.

That makes 2022 one of the three best-measured Chevrolet Bolt EV years.

Chevrolet Bolt EV years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 5/5

The 59 complaints about the 2022 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 2022 Chevrolet models

Newest record on this page: June 1, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted