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General Motors is recalling 2017-2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicles because after a crash with seat belt pretensioner deployment, the pretensioner exhaust may ignite carpet fibers near the B-pillar.
More than 111,000 Bolt EVs are being recalled for repairs because of an incident in Korea. GM said that the estimated percentage of Bolt’s with the defect is 1%.
In the required National Highway Traffic Safety Administration filing made public today, GM said, “This recall will be launched in two phases, under bulletins N222383790 and N222383791. Notification to owners of vehicles that require only installation of the foil barrier is estimated to begin January 30, 2023.
“Owners of vehicles that also require installation of the pretensioner cover will begin receiving interim notification on 30 January 2023. GM will provide an owner notification estimate for this second phase once availability of the pretensioner covers can be estimated.”
Dealers will install metal foil at the carpet near the pretensioner exhaust, and install a pretensioner cover as necessary, free of charge as required by Federal regulations. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed 30 January 2023. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM’s number for this recall is N222383790. 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. The NHTSA Campaign Number is 22V930000.
The fire problem was submitted to GM’s Speak Up For Safety (SUFS) program on 15 September 2022, following a report of a 2018 model year Chevrolet Bolt EV in Korea that experienced a fire appearing to have originated in the right-side lower B-pillar area. GM opened an investigation on 24 October 2022.
GM’s investigation identified a total of three potentially relevant field incidents in the subject Bolt EVs involving exhaust from a deployed pretensioner igniting carpet fibers near the B-pillar. GM received notice of these claims on 26 May 2021, 29 August 2022, and 17 October 2022. On 8 December 2022, GM’s Safety Field Action Decision Authority (SFADA) decided to conduct a safety recall.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, publisher (kzhw@aol.com), is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
Zino is at home on test tracks, knows his way around U.S. Congressional hearing rooms, auto company headquarters, plant floors, as well as industry research and development labs where the real mobility work is done. He can quote from court decisions, refer to instrumented road tests, analyze financial results, and profile executive personalities and corporate cultures.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
Chevrolet Bolt EVs Recalled for Fires
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General Motors is recalling 2017-2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicles because after a crash with seat belt pretensioner deployment, the pretensioner exhaust may ignite carpet fibers near the B-pillar.
More than 111,000 Bolt EVs are being recalled for repairs because of an incident in Korea. GM said that the estimated percentage of Bolt’s with the defect is 1%.
In the required National Highway Traffic Safety Administration filing made public today, GM said, “This recall will be launched in two phases, under bulletins N222383790 and N222383791. Notification to owners of vehicles that require only installation of the foil barrier is estimated to begin January 30, 2023.
“Owners of vehicles that also require installation of the pretensioner cover will begin receiving interim notification on 30 January 2023. GM will provide an owner notification estimate for this second phase once availability of the pretensioner covers can be estimated.”
Dealers will install metal foil at the carpet near the pretensioner exhaust, and install a pretensioner cover as necessary, free of charge as required by Federal regulations. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed 30 January 2023. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM’s number for this recall is N222383790. 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. The NHTSA Campaign Number is 22V930000.
The fire problem was submitted to GM’s Speak Up For Safety (SUFS) program on 15 September 2022, following a report of a 2018 model year Chevrolet Bolt EV in Korea that experienced a fire appearing to have originated in the right-side lower B-pillar area. GM opened an investigation on 24 October 2022.
GM’s investigation identified a total of three potentially relevant field incidents in the subject Bolt EVs involving exhaust from a deployed pretensioner igniting carpet fibers near the B-pillar. GM received notice of these claims on 26 May 2021, 29 August 2022, and 17 October 2022. On 8 December 2022, GM’s Safety Field Action Decision Authority (SFADA) decided to conduct a safety recall.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, publisher (kzhw@aol.com), is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. Zino is at home on test tracks, knows his way around U.S. Congressional hearing rooms, auto company headquarters, plant floors, as well as industry research and development labs where the real mobility work is done. He can quote from court decisions, refer to instrumented road tests, analyze financial results, and profile executive personalities and corporate cultures. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.