Some Chevy Bolt EV models are again being recalled due to a potential problem that could lead to vehicle fires. This time it has nothing to do with the battery pack or the electric motor.
“GM is voluntarily recalling certain Chevrolet Bolt EVs manufactured between 2017 and 2023 due to rare instances of front seat belt tensioner emissions coming into contact with floor mat fibers, following a crash in crash,” GM explained in a statement provided to Green Car Reports.
The recall does not apply to Bolt EUV models, nor does it apply to Bolt EVs used by GM’s Cruise autonomous driving joint venture. The Bolt EV remains one of the most affordable new EVs available in the US
Chevrolet Bolt EV 2022
The seat belt pre-tensioner essentially tightens the belt just before or during a crash, allowing the seat belt to work as tested and keep the passenger in place for other safety systems such as bags. gas.
The problem can lead to a car fire if the carpet catches on fire. According to GM, that has resulted in three “possibly related field incidents.”
The recall, posted by Transport Canada on Monday, has yet to be posted by its US partner NHTSA. In Canada, the recall affects 19,898 vehicles from those model years. GM said the recall will affect 119,950 vehicles in the US, plus 139,848 affected vehicles in North America.
As a solution, GM explains, dealers will install metal foil in the mat near the exhaust of the front tensioner.
Chevrolet Bolt EV 2023
Chevy Bolt EV owners — and dealers — are all too familiar with large-scale recalls. In 2021, GM solved a Bolt EV recall related to battery fire applies to every Bolt EV generated, resulting in a Full battery replacement for a large portion of the population older vehicles from the 2017-2019 model years. GM lost many months Production of Bolt EV and EUV when it had trouble acquiring enough battery packs for the new car and recalling replacements, and finally LG agrees to pay GM $1.9 billion for the manufacturing defect behind the problem.
