In November 2020, GM recalled more than 68,000 Chevrolet Bolt EVs after five of the cars got stuck between 2017 and 2019 Now, the automaker has extended the recall to cover all Bolt EVs and Bolt EUVs sold worldwide, from the first styling to the last. This recall reaches another 73,000 cars, adding 60,000 in the United States, in addition to the first batch of retired bolts.
After investigating the initial incidents, GM discovered a production defect in bolt batteries made at an LG Chemical Solution plant in South Korea, which has become the basis of the styles the automaker included in the first recall. the new Bolts after a 2019 styling that was not included in last year’s recall at a stuck chimney site in Chandler, Arizona, a few weeks ago, bringing the total number of battery-related fire site incidents to 10, which batteries manufactured at other LG sites can also suffer from defects, hence the extension of the retreat.
GM will upgrade all five battery modules for the 2017 to 2019 models, while only the faulty modules will be upgraded on the newer cars. All new modules installed will come with a new eight-year, 100,000-mile warranty. Until owners can upgrade their cars to upgrade the module, GM advises them to restrict the rate to 90% of battery capacity and park outside. (In the past, the company decided that cars that got stuck in the upgrade were almost completely qualified. )link to commands on how to do this using the target load level mode.
Right now, the withdrawal lot will charge the company $1 billion on top of the $800 million it had to pay in the first one. In addition, it remains to be seen how GM’s EV would drive this. In June, the automaker increased its combined investment in electricity cars and autonomous driving from 2020 to 2025 to $35 billion, with the hope that it will only have 30 electric cars on the market until the end of 2025 and can sell electric cars exclusively until 2035. and promote bolts until it determines that there are no more problems with LG batteries.