2022 Chevrolet Bolt Euv problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Steering (9) · Electrical System (3) · Vehicle Speed Control (2)
Safety recalls (4)
Electrical System:propulsion System:traction Battery Thermal:management:software 2024-10-31 · campaign 24V812000 · 107 vehicles ⚠ PARK OUTSIDE
Defect: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV and 2022 Bolt EUV vehicles previously repaired under Recall 21V-650. The installation of advanced diagnostic software may have failed. As such, the high voltage battery could catch fire when charged to full or nearly full capacity.
Risk: A battery fire increases the risk of injury.
Fix: Owners are advised to take the following interim steps: Set the Target Charge Level feature in their vehicle to limit the charge level to 90%, charge their vehicle more frequently, avoid depleting the battery to 70 miles range remaining, park outside after charging, and do not charge the vehicle indoors overnight. Dealers will reinstall advanced diagnostic software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 3, 2024. Owners may contact the Bolt EV Concierge Team at 1-833-
Electrical System:propulsion System:traction Battery 2024-06-27 · campaign 24V481000 · 72 vehicles ⚠ PARK OUTSIDE
Defect: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV and 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV vehicles that were previously remedied under recall number 21V-650. The advanced diagnostic software may have been incorrectly installed and fail to detect defective battery modules, possibly resulting in a battery fire.
Risk: A battery fire increases the risk of injury.
Fix: Owners are advised to take the following interim steps: Set the Target Charge Level feature in their vehicle to limit the charge level to 90%, charge their vehicle more frequently, avoid depleting the battery to 70 miles range remaining, park outside after charging, and do not charge the vehicle indoors overnight. Dealers will reinstall the advanced diagnostic software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 1, 2024. Owners may contact the Bolt EV Concierge Team at
Electrical System:propulsion System:traction Battery 2021-08-20 · campaign 21V650000 · 52,414 vehicles ⚠ PARK OUTSIDE
Defect: General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV and 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV vehicles. The high voltage battery could catch fire when charged to full or nearly full capacity.
Risk: A battery fire increases the risk of injury.
Fix: Owners are advised to take the following interim steps: Set the Target Charge Level feature in their vehicle to limit the charge level to 90%, charge their vehicle more frequently, avoid depleting the battery to 70 miles range remaining, park outside after charging, and do not charge the vehicle indoors overnight. Defective battery modules will be replaced by GM, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 1, 2021 and June 23, 2023. Owners may contact the Bolt EV Concie
Air Bags:critical Fasteners 2021-07-08 · campaign 21V517000 · 28 vehicles
Defect: General Motors, LLC. (GM) is recalling certain 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV vehicles. One of the two fasteners that secure the driver's frontal air bag to the steering wheel may be missing or improperly tightened.
Risk: An improperly installed air bag may not deploy properly in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace as necessary, the driver-side air bag fasteners. If the fasteners cannot be tightened properly, the air bag assembly will be replaced. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 29, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is N212340860.
Service bulletins (467)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-26 · PIT5698F · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi provides diagnostics tips on how the lin bus works and how to diagnosis it.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-04 · PIP4902W · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Unknown Or Other 2026-08-20 · PIC6551C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates to dealer to perform a mec reset for wireless projection issues
Unknown Or Other 2026-08-19 · N252530430-01 · Service Campaign
certain vehicles may have a condition where a false diagnostic trouble code (dtc) is set. dealers are to reprogram the hybrid powertrain control module 2.
Unknown Or Other 2026-07-21 · PIT5099J · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
pi to help diagnose a/c concern
Unknown Or Other 2026-06-23 · PIT5966F · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates an issue with an ota pending message still displayed after an ota event and how to reset/clear the message.
Showing the 6 most recent of 467 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-08-12 · Power Train“car was going into neutral unexpectedly with a message of "two gears selected". very disorienting as with the one pedal driving mode i was expecting the car to slow and kept moving faster than expected. luckily nothing happened as i jammed on my breaks. i was reversing towards a hill in my yard that leads to some woods brought the car to the deale…”
2026-08-08 · Visibility/Wiper · 💥 crash“the principal defect involves the rear-view backup camera, which has repeatedly failed despite multiple repair attempts and three new cameras. i bought a used euv on 12/14/24 with around 25000 miles and on 6/6/25 at 31730 miles it went in for the first attempt to fix the camera. in addition, other safety-related systems have also failed or have be…”
2026-08-05 · Electrical System“there have been reports of electrical problems including the driver side mirror. the mirror housing unit seems to have an electrical issue that is causing the housing unit to overheat and deform the housing unit plastic. this has been happening to my vehicle and i'm very concern that it could develop into something more serious. contacted the deale…”
2026-07-01 · Unknown Or Other“the front facing camera and the rear backup camera and the entire camera system is intermittent. sometimes it works and sometimes it does not. you become a bit dependent on the backup camera and when it does not work & it causes undue stress especially if you are handicapped in the neck turning area. the problem has not been taken to a dealer yet b…”
2026-06-27 · Steering“steering not return to center. dealer diagnosed steering gear needing replacement. dangerous on turning on a corner as have to pull wheel back to center manually.…”
2026-03-26 · Steering“there's a very common issue with these vehicles where the steering rack breaks and causes a number of issues including a clunking noise when driving over bumps and a rattle in steering wheel when turning left and right. however the most important and dangerous issue is that the steering wheel stops returning to center after making a turn. the steer…”
2026-02-27 · Electrical System · 50,000 mi“the contact owns a 2022 chevrolet bolt euv. the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the electrical system became inoperable. the contact stated that the seat belt warning chime failed to function when the seat belt was not fastened. additionally, the instrument panel became inoperable while attempting to reverse, and the rear…”
2025-10-06 · Steering“steering has been become stiff at lower speeds and does not return to center. there is also a knocking noise when making turns. chevrolet dealer has indicated that the steering rack/gear needs to be replaced. vehicle is at 115,000 miles, and the problem started happening around 112,000 miles. although the vehicle does have a lot of miles, i've …”
2025-08-18 · Vehicle Speed Control“on thursday, august 14th, while pulling into a parking space my car accellerated speed by itself and the engine sounded like it was reving up loud. i had to slam the brakes to get the car to stop. i narrowly missed hitting two other vehicles.…”
2025-08-07 · Unknown Or Other“on wednesday, july 30, 2025, while driving home from routine shopping errands, i suddenly heard a loud “pop” from above the vehicle. importantly, there was no collision, no debris, no road hazard, and no indication that anything had struck the vehicle. i was not involved in any incident that could have caused external damage. when i pulled into my…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.