NHTSA Campaign 21V650000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
NHTSA campaign 21V650000 covers 4 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 21V650000 with NHTSA on August 20, 2021; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 21V650000, NHTSA lists up to 52,414 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 21V650000 were scheduled from October 1, 2021, 42 days after the report.
21V650000 covers 2 models from Chevrolet, model years 2020–2022.
Owners of the model years 21V650000 covers have filed at least 160 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 21V650000 vehicles, the 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV has the most (94).
By potentially affected vehicles, 21V650000 ranks 41 of 165 General Motors, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 21V650000, General Motors, LLC has 14 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 21V650000 was 21V560000, reported on July 23, 2021.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV and 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV 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
- Owners are advised to take the following interim steps: Set the Target Charge Level feature in their vehicle to limit the charge level to 90%, charge their vehicle more frequently, avoid depleting the battery to 70 miles range remaining, park outside after charging, and do not charge the vehicle indoors overnight. Defective battery modules will be replaced by GM, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 1, 2021 and June 23, 2023. Owners may contact the Bolt EV Concierge Team at 1-833-382-4389. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall 21V-560. GM's number for this recall is N212345940.
Reported August 20, 2021
Vehicles covered by 21V650000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 21V650000, 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: August 20, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted