NHTSA recall 21V650000
NHTSA advises: park outside, away from buildings, until the repair is done.
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 | 21V650000 |
| Manufacturer's number | N212345940 |
| Manufacturer | General Motors, LLC |
| Reported | 2021-08-20 |
| Owners notified | 2021-10-01 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY |
| Units potentially affected | 52414 |
| Part numbers | 19419565-68, 24042763-70, 24295651-58, 24297682-85, 24298418-21, 24299922-29, 24299513-14, 24299554, 24299915, 24299930-31, 24298412, 24042761, 24044172, 24044527, 24045067, 24046112, 24291628, 24291804-05, 24295647-49, 24298413, |
| Report | Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 4 to 2026 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-10-06 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 52414 |
| Reported remedied | 50465 (96%) |
| Reported unreachable | 45 |
| Reported removed | 951 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 3, 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.
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
A battery fire increases the risk of injury.
The remedy
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.
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.
| 2022 CHEVROLET BOLT EUV | |
|---|---|
| 2020 CHEVROLET BOLT EV | |
| 2021 CHEVROLET BOLT EV | |
| 2022 CHEVROLET BOLT EV |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as PE20016
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE20016 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2020-10-09, closed 2022-02-07. Electric Vehicle Battery Fires. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY. |
|---|
From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| PIC6449 | 2022-02-14. Service bulletin. This Preliminary information communicates to the dealers on the process to be able to order a replacement High Voltage battery pack for a vehicle that has a High Voltage battery battery concern and is not on the current open recall list. This document will add in advising the dealers to contact TAC with needed information so TAC can review the data to verify that the vehicle need a High Voltage battery and then TAC will release the High voltage battery so the dealer can repair the vehicle for the customer. Also the Administrative Details have the direction for the consultants to be able to follow and handle the case information as it comes in. |
|---|
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.