Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 22V930000

Seat belts: pretensioner

General Motors, LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2022-12-15.

Recall campaignNHTSA 22V930000

Seat belts: pretensioner

Component
Seat belts: pretensioner
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Vehicles affected
111,242
Reported to NHTSA
2022-12-15
Owners notified
2023-01-23

Defect description

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.

Safety risk

A vehicle fire can increase the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

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.

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.nhtsa.gov.

Scope of coverage

7 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
Chevrolet Bolt EV2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.