Chevrolet Bolt EV (2017-2019): Electrical system
Recall 20V701000 · Nov 13, 2020 · General Motors LLC
50,932
vehicles affected
50,932
vehicles affected
Owners are told to park these vehicles outside, away from buildings, until they are repaired.
Facts
- Recall number
- 20V701000
- Date
- Nov 13, 2020
- Maker
- General Motors LLC
- Units affected
- 50,932
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Electrical system > Propulsion system > Traction battery
- Model years
- 2017-2019
- Started by
- The safety regulator
- Hazard
- Fire
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
A battery fire increases the risk of injury.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
This recall has been superseded by recall number 21V-560.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.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 3 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 20V701000?
1 model: Chevrolet Bolt EV (2017-2019), about 50,932 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 20V701000?
This recall has been superseded by recall number 21V-560.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.
What can happen?
A battery fire increases the risk of injury.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.