NHTSA Complaint #11418005 — 2017 CHEVROLET BOLT EV

I have had no failures or problems with my vehicle specifically, but I am fearful of the fire risk due to the Chevrolet Bolt EV battery recall. My local dealer has applied the software patch to my vehicle to limit charging to 90% per the recall, but a permanent fix has not been offered by GM. I am also extremely skeptical that another software modification, as proposed by GM, will provide a permanent fix to the problem, given that it is a failure of the physical battery cells that causes the fires. I implore the NHTSA to place pressure on GM to replace the propulsion battery assembly in the affected Bolt EVs and not just try to “slap a software patch on it” as a fix. Additionally, by limiting the vehicle to 90% charge capacity, this reduces the total mileage range of the vehicle, thus reducing its overall value. (Think of it as saying you can never fill the tank to “Full” in your gasoline powered vehicle, so the MPG rating you originally purchased is no longer valid.)