General Motors, LLC: Seat Belts › Pretensioner
General Motors, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 15, 2022 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 111,242. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
A vehicle fire can increase the risk of injury.
The 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.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV | 62 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV | 59 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 Chevrolet Bolt EV | 67 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV | 176 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
| 2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV | 179 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV | 89 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV | 350 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 22V930000.
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