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2017 CHEVROLET BOLT EV — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

crash · 1523199 · 2018-12-12

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
BOLT EV
Year
2017
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Miles at failure
14,072

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

MY CAR WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT SIGNAL, SOMEONE BEHIND ME WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF MY CAR, PUSHING MY CAR APPROXIMATELY 20FT FORWARD. MY CAR WAS RENDERED IN OPERABLE DUE TO DAMAGE TO A REAR ELECTRICAL AMPLIFIER BENEATH THE TRUNK FLOOR. I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO A COLLISION REPAIR FACILITY. GM WITHDREW THE NECESSARY STRUCTURAL PARTS TO REPAIR IT (PART NUMBER - 95429564 R UPPER REAR BODY SIDE RAIL.) AND DID NOT RELEASE A NEW PART DURING THE 8.5 WEEKS MY CAR WAS AT THE COLLISION REPAIR FACILITY. MY INSURANCE COMPANY THEN DETERMINED THAT THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR IT. THE OTHER DRIVER DID NOT GET A TICKET, THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 40MPG ON THIS ROAD. THIS WAS A LOW SPEED CRASH THAT RENDERED THE CAR DRIVE SYSTEM INOPERABLE. CHEVY BOLT EV'S WITH MODEL YEARS 2017, 2018 AND 2019 HAS THE SAME DESIGN THAT WILL LEAD TO THE DRIVE SYSTEM BEING INOPERABLE IN LOW SPEED REAR END COLLISIONS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11160949
Machine
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