NHTSA Campaign 20V701000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
NHTSA campaign 20V701000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery. The repair is free.
General Motors LLC filed the report for 20V701000 with NHTSA on November 13, 2020; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 20V701000, NHTSA lists up to 50,932 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V701000 were scheduled from May 11, 2021, 179 days after the report.
20V701000 covers 1 model from Chevrolet, model years 2017–2019.
Owners of the model years 20V701000 covers have filed at least 229 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 20V701000 vehicles, the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV has the most (114).
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V701000 ranks 77 of 243 General Motors LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 20V701000, General Motors LLC has 32 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 20V701000 was 20V489000, reported on August 18, 2020.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling all 2017-2018 and certain 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicles. The high voltage battery could catch fire when charged to full or nearly full capacity.
- The risk
- A battery fire increases the risk of injury.
- The fix
- This recall has been superseded by recall number 21V-560. Vehicles previously repaired under 20V-701 will still need to have the new remedy under recall 21V-560. GM will notify owners, and as an interim repair, beginning on November 17, 2020, dealers will reprogram the hybrid propulsion control module 2 (HPCM2) to limit the full charge to 90%, free of charge. Owners are advised to activate either the Hill Top Reserve (2017 and 2018 models) or Target Charge Level (2019 models) feature in their vehicle to limit the charge level to 90%, or park outside, until the software update is completed. Owners were notified of the interim repair beginning November 17, 2020. The second notice was mailed on May 11, 2021. Owners may contact the Bolt EV Concierge Team at 1-833-382-4389. GM's number for this recall is N202311730.
Reported November 13, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V701000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V701000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: November 13, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted