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2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 59 complaints with NHTSA about the 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV, most often about the electrical (49% of complaints, typically around 6,500 miles). It is 7th of 8 Bolt EV model years by number of complaints and has 7 recalls.
⚠ Safety advisory3 recalls for this car came with a park-outside warning. See below and check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Most common 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV problems
Electrical
29 complaints · 49%Half of these problems showed up before 6,500 miles. Parts named most often: 12v/24v/48v battery.
The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV. The contact stated while pulling out of a parking lot, the vehicle stalled, failed to shift into gear and would not turn off. A towing agent disconnected the battery and the vehicle turned off. The vehicle was then towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the service…
The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 21v650000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that there were error codes being sent to the smart charger. The contact stated that the manufacturer…
Fuel system
11 complaints · 19%Transmission
10 complaints · 17%The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV. The contact stated that while his wife was driving 70 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently decelerated to 30 MPH with the transmission warning light and three other unknown warning lights illuminated. The failure nearly caused a collision. The vehicle was towed to the dealer…
The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV. The contact stated while pulling out of a parking lot, the vehicle stalled, failed to shift into gear and would not turn off. A towing agent disconnected the battery and the vehicle turned off. The vehicle was then towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the service…
Other or unspecified
8 complaints · 14%Engine
5 complaints · 9%The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV. The contact stated while pulling out of a parking lot, the vehicle stalled, failed to shift into gear and would not turn off. A towing agent disconnected the battery and the vehicle turned off. The vehicle was then towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the service…
Speed control
5 complaints · 9%The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV. The contact stated that while in the process of parking the vehicle on the side of a street, the vehicle unintendedly accelerated, and the front end of the vehicle crashed into an unoccupied parked vehicle, which crashed into a second occupied vehicle parked in front of it.…
Brakes
5 complaints · 9%Steering
4 complaints · 7%
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV recalls
Electrical: software
Risk: A battery fire increases the risk of injury.
Fix: Owners are advised to take the following interim steps: set the target charge level feature in their vehicle to limit the charge level to 90%, charge their vehicle more frequently, avoid depleting the battery to 70 miles range remaining, park outside after charging, and do not charge the vehicle indoors overnight. Dealers will reinstall advanced diagnostic software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed december 3, 2024. Owners may contact the bolt EV concierge team at 1-833-382-4389. Gm's number for this recall is n242470160.
Full defect summary
General motors, llc (gm) is recalling certain 2020-2022 chevrolet bolt EV and 2022 bolt euv vehicles previously repaired under recall 21v-650. The installation of advanced diagnostic software may have failed. As such, the high voltage battery could catch fire when charged to full or nearly full capacity.
Electrical: traction battery
Risk: A battery fire increases the risk of injury.
Fix: Owners are advised to take the following interim steps: set the target charge level feature in their vehicle to limit the charge level to 90%, charge their vehicle more frequently, avoid depleting the battery to 70 miles range remaining, park outside after charging, and do not charge the vehicle indoors overnight. Dealers will reinstall the advanced diagnostic software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on august 1, 2024. Owners may contact the bolt EV concierge team at 1-833-382-4389. Gm's numbers for this recall are n242443000 and n242443002.
Full defect summary
General motors, llc (gm) is recalling certain 2020-2022 chevrolet bolt EV and 2022 chevrolet bolt euv vehicles that were previously remedied under recall number 21v-650. The advanced diagnostic software may have been incorrectly installed and fail to detect defective battery modules, possibly resulting in a battery fire.
Seat belts: pretensioner
Risk: A fire increases the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will inspect both front seat belt pretensioners and, if necessary, install metal foil at the carpet near the pretensioner exhaust. Certain vehicles will also need a pretensioner cover installed. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed january 24, 2024. These vehicles were previously recalled for this same issue under recall number 22v-930 and will need to have the new remedy performed. Owners may contact gm EV concierge at 1-833-evchevy (1-833-382-4389) (tty 711 / 1-800-833-2438) or customer service at 1-800-222-1020. Gm's number for this recall
Full defect summary
General motors, llc (gm) is recalling certain 2017-2023 chevrolet bolt EV vehicles. This recall includes certain vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under NHTSA recall number 22v-930. After a crash with seat belt pretensioner deployment, the pretensioner exhaust may ignite carpet fibers near the b-pillar, causing a fire.
Electrical: instrument cluster/panel
Risk: An air bag that does not deploy properly in a crash increases the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will replace the instrument panel, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed december 21, 2023. Owners may contact chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. Gm's number for this recall is n232414710.
Full defect summary
General motors, llc (gm) is recalling certain 2022-2023 chevrolet bolt EV vehicles. The instrument panel may be missing the perforation on the underside of the panel cover that allows the passenger-side air bag to deploy properly.
Seat belts: pretensioner
Risk: A vehicle fire can increase the risk of injury.
Fix: 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.
Full defect summary
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.
Electrical: traction battery
Risk: A battery fire increases the risk of injury.
Fix: Owners are advised to take the following interim steps: set the target charge level feature in their vehicle to limit the charge level to 90%, charge their vehicle more frequently, avoid depleting the battery to 70 miles range remaining, park outside after charging, and do not charge the vehicle indoors overnight. Defective battery modules will be replaced by gm, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on october 1, 2021 and june 23, 2023. Owners may contact the bolt EV concierge team at 1-833-382-4389. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall 21v-560. Gm's number for this re
Full defect summary
General motors, llc (gm) is recalling certain 2020-2022 chevrolet bolt EV and 2022 chevrolet bolt euv vehicles. The high voltage battery could catch fire when charged to full or nearly full capacity.
Air bags: critical fasteners
Risk: An improperly installed air bag may not deploy properly in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace as necessary, the driver-side air bag fasteners. If the fasteners cannot be tightened properly, the air bag assembly will be replaced. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on july 29, 2021. Owners may contact chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. Gm's number for this recall is n212340860.
Full defect summary
General motors, llc. (gm) is recalling certain 2022 chevrolet bolt EV and bolt euv vehicles. One of the two fasteners that secure the driver's frontal air bag to the steering wheel may be missing or improperly tightened.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Pedestrian alert sounds
Summary
Nhtsa received a petition on or about july 18, 2022, requesting that federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the united states. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under odi number 11486072. Fmvss 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kg or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after march 1, 2021.on january 27, 2023, NHTSA opened defect petition (dp) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt
Questions about the 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV
- What are the most common problems with the 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: electrical (29 complaints, typically around 6,500 miles); fuel system (11 complaints); transmission (10 complaints).
- How many recalls does the 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV have?
- 7 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from October 31, 2024 (electrical). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2022 a bad year for the Chevrolet Bolt EV?
- It is 7th of 8 Bolt EV model years by number of complaints, with 59 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.