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2019 CHEVROLET BOLT EV — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

fire · 1700108 · 2020-10-16

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
BOLT EV
Year
2019
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Miles at failure
30,000

Severity

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

Narrative

CHEVY BOLT FINISHED CHANGING AND THEN STARTED TO SMOKE FROM UNDER THE CAR. THE SOUND OF POPPING NOISES WERE HEARD AND THEN 10 MINUTES LATER THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CARS BATTERY PACK STARTING POPPING THEN EXPLODED IN FLAMES.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11364692
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown