The fire could then spread to the rest of the vehicle and cause a structure fire if the vehicle is parked inside a garage or near a house, the NHTSA warned. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said last week that the battery cell packs in the 2017-2019 Bolt EVs “have the potential to smoke and ignite internally.” The announcement comes a week after GM and federal regulators urged owners to park the Chevy Bolts outside and away from their home due to the risk of fire. One of the fires occurred while a Chevy Volt was charging at the home of a Vermont state lawmaker.
The company asked that owners put a 90 percent state of charge limit on the cars until the recall fix can be implemented. GM said it will replace the defective battery in the recalled cars at no cost to customers. View all Chevrolet Volt Deals View all Chevrolet Volt Deals in Toronto View all Chevrolet Volt Deals in Montreal View all Chevrolet Volt Deals in Calgary View all Chevrolet Volt Deals in Ottawa View all Chevrolet Volt Deals in Edmonton. The recall covers about 69,000 cars globally, including almost 51,000 in the US. Officials with GM and LG, which supplies the electric car’s battery cells, have identified a second “rare manufacturing defect” that increases the risk of a fire, the Detroit-based automaker said. General Motors on Friday issued the second recall in less than a year for its 2017-2019 Chevy Bolt EVs after some of the cars that had already been repaired still erupted into flames. Paroled robbery suspect holds up California store at gunpoint: videoįord recalling 100,000 vehicles over fire risks, expands previous call back LA County DA Gascón to fight court ruling mandating ‘three strikes’ charges Family Dollar recalls more than 400 products that weren’t properly stored
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