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Chevrolet Bolt EV Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 14 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Bolt EV, across 8 model years from 2017 to 2027. The 2020 has the most (8); the fewest among years with a recall is 2027 (1).

Chevrolet Bolt EV years to avoid by our method: 2019 (2.1× the median year) and 2020 (2.2× the median year).

Model years
8

2017–2027, with a recall

Recall campaigns
14
Most recalls
2020

8 recalls

Owner complaints
984

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 984 complaints with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Bolt EV across 8 model years; the most, 349, concern the 2017.

Owners marked a crash on 37 of the Chevrolet Bolt EV complaints (4%) and a fire on 21.

Across all Chevrolet Bolt EV model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 404 complaints), then the steering (258).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Chevrolet Bolt EV in 2021: 292, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Chevrolet Bolt EV is electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery, in 15 model-year listings.

The newest Chevrolet Bolt EV recall, 26V114000, was reported on February 26, 2026 and concerns the equipment: other: owners/service/other manual.

Chevrolet Bolt EV years to avoid

The 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV stands out most: 111 complaints between 2019 and 2023, 54% of them naming the electrical system.

The 2020 also carries 8 recalls, against a median of 5.5 for the ranked Chevrolet Bolt EV years.

The best-measured Chevrolet Bolt EV years are 2018 (0.6×), 2022 (0.8×) and 2017 (1.0×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Chevrolet Bolt EV, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202716—not ranked
2023361—not ranked
202275955
0.8×
202156758
1.0×
2020avoid8175111
2.2×
2019avoid6178126
2.1×
201858936
0.6×
2017434964
1.0×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Chevrolet Bolt EV years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Chevrolet Bolt EV

  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY15
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS14
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER3
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL3
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH2
  • SEAT BELTS1
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL1

Chevrolet Bolt EV model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Chevrolet Bolt EV recall campaign (14)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Chevrolet Bolt EV, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V114000February 26, 2026equipment: other: owners/service/other manual2027crash and injury5,861
24V812000October 31, 2024electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery2020–2022fire and injurypark outside107
24V481000June 27, 2024electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery2020–2022fire and injurypark outside72
23V845000December 14, 2023structure: body: roof and pillars2017–2023fire and injury6,771
23V567000August 10, 2023air bags: frontal2022–2023crash and injury317
22V930000December 15, 2022structure: body: roof and pillars2017–2023fire and injury111,242
21V650000August 20, 2021electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery2020–2022fire and injurypark outside52,414
21V560000July 23, 2021electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery2017–2019fire and injurypark outside57,414
21V517000July 8, 2021air bags: frontal2022crash and injury28
20V811000December 23, 2020seat belts2020crash and injury470
20V808000December 22, 2020service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper2020crash464
20V701000November 13, 2020electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery2017–2019fire and injurypark outside50,932
20V184000March 26, 2020latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch2019–2020injury897
18V576000August 30, 2018service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper2018–2019crash210,628

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Chevrolet Bolt EV. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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