NHTSA campaign 20V701000 · Manufacturer campaign N202311730

Chevrolet Recall 20V-701: High Voltage Battery May Catch Fire

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Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

Owners are advised to park these vehicles outside and away from structures until the recall repair is done.

NHTSA recall 20V701000 (Manufacturer campaign N202311730) was reported by General Motors LLC on November 13, 2020, with 50,932 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet Bolt EV for model years 2017–2019. Owners were notified on May 11, 2021, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 20V701000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 20V701000 (also written 20V-701 or 20V701)
Filed by: General Motors LLC
Manufacturer campaign number: N202311730
Report received: November 13, 2020
Potentially affected: 50,932 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System — Propulsion System — Traction Battery
Owners notified: May 11, 2021

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 20V701000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Chevrolet

Chevrolet Bolt EV
- 2017, 2018, 2019

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 20V701000.

Defect description

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling all 2017-2018 and certain 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicles. The high voltage battery could catch fire when charged to full or nearly full capacity.

Safety consequence

A battery fire increases the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

This recall has been superseded by recall number 21V-560. Vehicles previously repaired under 20V-701 will still need to have the new remedy under recall 21V-560. GM will notify owners, and as an interim repair, beginning on November 17, 2020, dealers will reprogram the hybrid propulsion control module 2 (HPCM2) to limit the full charge to 90%, free of charge. Owners are advised to activate either the Hill Top Reserve (2017 and 2018 models) or Target Charge Level (2019 models) feature in their vehicle to limit the charge level to 90%, or park outside, until the software update is completed. Owners were notified of the interim repair beginning November 17, 2020. The second notice was mailed on May 11, 2021. Owners may contact the Bolt EV Concierge Team at 1-833-382-4389. GM's number for this recall is N202311730.

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.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 20V701000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.