Recall Register

2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV. The newest campaign is 23V845000. NHTSA received the report on 14 Dec 2023. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Pretensioner. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 23V845000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect both front seat belt pretensioners and, if necessary, install metal foil at the carpet near the pretensioner exhaust. Certain vehicles will also need a pretensioner cover installed. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 24, 2024. These vehicles were previously recalled for this same issue under recall number 22V-930 and will need to have the new remedy performed. Owners may contact GM EV Concierge at 1-833-EVCHEVY (1-833-382-4389) (TTY 711 / 1-800-833-2438) or Customer Service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N232421970.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 118,330 units in total.

  1. 23V845000Received . 6,771 units.

    Seat Belts / Pretensioner

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017-2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicles. This recall includes certain vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under NHTSA recall number 22V-930. After a crash with seat belt pretensioner deployment, the pretensioner exhaust may ignite carpet fibers near the B-pillar, causing a fire.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A fire increases the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect both front seat belt pretensioners and, if necessary, install metal foil at the carpet near the pretensioner exhaust. Certain vehicles will also need a pretensioner cover installed. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 24, 2024. These vehicles were previously recalled for this same issue under recall number 22V-930 and will need to have the new remedy performed. Owners may contact GM EV Concierge at 1-833-EVCHEVY (1-833-382-4389) (TTY 711 / 1-800-833-2438) or Customer Service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N232421970.

    Report filed by General Motors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N232421970. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 23V567000Received . 317 units.

    Electrical System / Instrument Cluster/Panel

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicles. The instrument panel may be missing the perforation on the underside of the panel cover that allows the passenger-side air bag to deploy properly.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An air bag that does not deploy properly in a crash increases the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the instrument panel, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 21, 2023. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N232414710.

    Report filed by General Motors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N232414710. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 22V930000Received . 111,242 units.

    Seat Belts / Pretensioner

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2017-2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicles. After a crash with seat belt pretensioner deployment, the pretensioner exhaust may ignite carpet fibers near the B-pillar, causing a fire.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A vehicle fire can increase the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install metal foil at the carpet near the pretensioner exhaust, and install a pretensioner cover as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed between January 23, 2023 and April 25, 2023. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N222383790.

    Report filed by General Motors, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number N222383790. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20174
  2. 20185
  3. 20196
  4. 20208
  5. 20215
  6. 20227
  7. 20233
  8. 20271

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/chevrolet/bolt-ev/2023/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
General Motors, LLC

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV?
118,330 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Chevrolet Bolt EV have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 14 recall campaigns for the Chevrolet Bolt EV, model years 2017 to 2027. 3 of them name the 2023 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.