# 2019 CHEVROLET BOLT EV — VISIBILITY/WIPER
> NHTSA complaint `1582235` · 2019-07-09 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** BOLT EV
- **Year:** 2019
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VISIBILITY/WIPER
- **Miles at failure:** 275
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
I EXPERIENCED EXTREME WINDSHIELD GLARE WHILE DRIVING MY NEW CHEVY BOLT AT MIDDAY ON A VERY SUNNY DAY.  THE GLARE WAS MANAGEABLE AT FIRST, AS I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE A LEFT TURN.  AS I ENTERED THE INTERSECTION, THE WINDSHIELD SEEMED TO TURN WHITE. I LOST MY VIEW OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND WAS HIT BY AN SUV.  THIS WAS THE FIRST REALLY SUNNY DAY AFTER I TOOK POSSESSION OF THE BOLT.  PRIOR TO THAT DAY, THE WEATHER HAD BEEN PARTLY/MOSTLY CLOUDY. I HAVE DRIVEN THROUGH THIS INTERSECTION MANY TIMES BEFORE UNDER VARIOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS IN MY OLD ACURA TSX WITHOUT INCIDENT.  I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS AMOUNT OF GLARE ON A WINDSHIELD AT THIS TIME OF DAY BEFORE.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*