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GM recalls, once again, its Chevy Bolt (electrek.co)
submitted 15 hours ago by MyOpinion@lemm.ee to c/evs@lemmy.world
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A few years back, General Motors had to recall 142,000 Bolts in a major fiasco due to fire risk. This time around, however, just a small number of Bolts are being recalled, only 107. But the risk of fire is deemed high – according to the NHTSA – if these vehicles are charged to full or nearly full capacity.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) posted a recall of the Chevrolet Bolt EVs and its larger version, the EUV, covering model year 2020-22 that were recalled and repaired previously over the same risk. Apparently, the previously installed advanced diagnostic software, which is supposed to detect whether or not the battery is defective, is itself faulty, which could, in turn, lead to a fire risk.

“The installation of advanced diagnostic software may have failed,” the NHTSA stated. “As such, the high voltage battery could catch fire when charged to full or nearly full capacity.”

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 9 points 15 hours ago

Apparently, the previously installed advanced diagnostic software, which is supposed to detect whether or not the battery is defective, is itself faulty, which could, in turn, lead to a fire risk.

Nice

[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

is this a physical recall or “a recall fixed by software updates”?

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

It’s a “bring it on and we will reflash the software” update. Can’t be done over the air. So far only affecting 107 cars according to GM. We will see if that number gets larger.