# NHTSA recall 21V517000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 21V517000
- Manufacturer's number: N212340860
- Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
- Reported: 2021\-07\-08
- Owners notified: 2021\-07\-29
- Component: AIR BAGS:CRITICAL FASTENERS; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- Units potentially affected: 28
- Part numbers: 11609585

## What is wrong

General Motors, LLC. \(GM\) is recalling certain 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV vehicles.  One of the two fasteners that secure the driver's frontal air bag to the steering wheel may be missing or improperly tightened.


## What can happen

An improperly installed air bag may not deploy properly in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace as necessary, the driver\-side air bag fasteners.  If the fasteners cannot be tightened properly, the air bag assembly will be replaced.  All repairs will be performed free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed on July 29, 2021.  Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1\-800\-222\-1020.  GM's number for this recall is N212340860.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 2, for 2024 quarter 3 to 2025 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-07\-08
- Vehicles in the campaign: 28
- Reported remedied: 28 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2022 CHEVROLET BOLT EUV](/makes/chevrolet/bolt-euv/2022/recalls.md)
- [2022 CHEVROLET BOLT EV](/makes/chevrolet/bolt-ev/2022/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [23\-NA\-030](/bulletins/10242242.md), 2023-09-14, Service bulletin
- [23\-NA\-030](/bulletins/10237353.md), 2023-06-05, Service bulletin
- [23\-NA\-030](/bulletins/10235622.md), 2023-05-04, Service bulletin
- [23\-NA\-030](/bulletins/10232714.md), 2023-03-08, Service bulletin
- [PIC5650J](/bulletins/10201252.md), 2021-09-13, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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