General Motors, Llc | NHTSA Recall #20V701000

Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.

Description

Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 20V701000 by General Motors, Llc. Includes 50,932 affected units, High Voltage Battery May Catch Fire, component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, and more from the Department of Transportation.

Defect Summary

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.

Corrective Action

This recall has been superseded by recall number 21v-560.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.

Recall Overview

NHTSA ID: 20V701000
Manufacturer: General Motors, Llc
Report Received Date: 2020-11-13T00:00:00
Subject: High voltage battery may catch fire
Component: Electrical System
Potentially Affected Units: 50,932

Details

MFR Campaign Number: N202311730
Recall Type: Vehicle
Defect Summary: 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.
Consequence Summary: A battery fire increases the risk of injury.
Corrective Action: This recall has been superseded by recall number 21v-560.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.

Safety Information

Fire Risk When Parked: Yes
Do Not Drive: No
Completion Rate: N/A

Metadata

SID: row-nn6d.5387-jwvn
NHTSA ID: 20V701000
Position: N/A
Created At: 1741512641
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Updated At: 1741512641
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