NHTSA Complaint #10694821 — 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT

THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH), BUREAU OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RECEIVED A REPORT OF CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) POISONING ASSOCIATED WITH A 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT. AS A PART OF ROUTINE SURVEILLANCE FOR REPORTABLE CONDITIONS, DOH FOLLOWED UP ON THIS REPORT TO INVESTIGATE. ON MARCH 2, 2015, THREE PEOPLE WENT TO AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) FOR CO POISONING. A 40 YEAR OLD MALE PARKED HIS 2012 CHEVROLET VOLT IN THE GARAGE TO CHARGE (PLUGGED INTO THE OUTLET) AND ACCIDENTALLY LEFT THE CAR RUNNING OVERNIGHT. IN THE MORNING, HE NOTICED THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND HAD SWITCHED TO GASOLINE USE. HE AND HIS TWO CHILDREN COMPLAINED OF HEADACHE, WEAKNESS, CHEST PAIN, PALPITATION, AND DIZZINESS. CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN (COHB) LEVELS WERE >15% FOR ALL THREE INDIVIDUALS. ON MARCH 12, 2015, SEVERAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS REPORTED THAT GM IS RECALLING ALL 2011-2013 CHEVROLET VOLTS (ABOUT 64,000) TO INSTALL UPDATES TO PREVENT CO POISONING WHEN THE DRIVER FORGETS TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. *TR