Automotive recall

Transport Canada Recall - 2020540 - GENERAL MOTORS

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Summary

Product
Car recalled by GENERAL MOTORS
Issue
Vehicle - High Voltage
What to do

Please see corrective actions section below

Affected products

2017 | CHEVROLET | BOLT EV, 2018 | CHEVROLET | BOLT EV, 2019 | CHEVROLET | BOLT EV

Issue

This recall was replaced by Transport Canada Recall No. 2021-449.

Issue:
On certain vehicles, the high-voltage battery could overheat when it is charged to over 90% of its capacity. As a result, the battery could create smoke or heat, which can melt or damage the battery and nearby parts.

Safety Risk:
A battery that overheats can create a fire risk.

Corrective Actions:
General Motors will notify owners by mail and instruct you to enable "Hilltop Reserve" (for 2017-2018 models) or "Target Charge Level" (for 2019 models) using their vehicle's infotainment centre. This will limit the battery charge to 90% until you can take the vehicle to a dealer for an update of the battery monitoring software. The dealer will also replace battery module assemblies that fail a diagnostic test.

Important - General Motors recommends that you should park your vehicle outdoors immediately after charging and not leave your vehicle charging overnight, even after this update is completed.

Additional information

Background

Visit Transport Canada’s Motor Vehicle Safety Recalls Database for the original recall.

Details
Original published date:
Alert / recall type
Automotive recall
Category
Vehicles - Car
Companies
Published by
Transport Canada
Audience
General public
Identification number
RA-65950
Transport Canada ID
2020540

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