Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV owners got a long break from recall notices last year, as the automaker seemed to finally solve a problem that led to an escalating series of recalls over fire risk. GM replaced the batteries in thousands of Bolts models, bought some back from owners, and paid others to install battery monitoring software that limited cars’ range between charges.
For a few owners, however, the saga isn’t over. Chevrolet this week announced a recall covering just 107 Bolt EVs from model years 2020 through 2022, all repaired in previous recalls.
Chevy tells the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that these Bolt models “may not have successfully completed installation of the advanced diagnostic software” that helped solve the fire problem.
The company is not aware of any fires in this group. A technician working on a customer’s Bolt discovered that the safety software wasn’t fully installed. The company investigated and found the same condition in a series of cars.
So Chevrolet will ask those owners to bring their cars back into a dealership to have the patch fully downloaded.
In the meantime, Chevrolet recommends that those owners keep their cars’ batteries charged below 90% of their full capacity and park their Bolt outside.
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