File · CHEVROLET-BOLT-BATTERY

Bolt EV battery fire risk

Manufacturer

Chevrolet

Years

2017–2022

Where people complain about this

Reddit reply — long

That sounds like the **Bolt EV battery fire risk** issue — it's a known defect on Chevrolet Bolt EV/Bolt EUV from 2017–2022.

LG-supplied battery cells with manufacturing defects pose fire risk; full battery-pack recall affecting 140k vehicles. $1.9B settlement with LG.

Source: NHTSA recall 21V-650; In re Bolt EV Battery Litigation.

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Reddit reply — short

Sounds like the Bolt EV battery fire risk issue — well-documented defect on Chevrolet 2017–2022, NHTSA recall 21V-650; In re Bolt EV Battery Litigation. If your dealer's tried to fix it 2+ times you may have a case. Free 60-sec check at defectfiles.com.

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