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Chevrolet Volt Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 8 safety recalls and 1,866 owner complaints across 9 model years of the Chevrolet Volt (2011–2019). The most-complained-about year is 2017.

8
safety recalls, all years
1,866
owner complaints, all years
2013
year with most recalls
2017
year with most complaints

Pick your Chevrolet Volt model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2019 Chevrolet Volt234
2018 Chevrolet Volt2225
2017 Chevrolet Volt0699
2016 Chevrolet Volt1169
2015 Chevrolet Volt144
2014 Chevrolet Volt093
2013 Chevrolet Volt3308
2012 Chevrolet Volt2245
2011 Chevrolet Volt149

What Chevrolet Volt owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1,866 complaints with NHTSA. The 2017 model year has the most, with 699.

All Chevrolet Volt recalls (8)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Chevrolet Volt, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Inflator module (air bags)

    NHTSA 23V516000 Reported 767 vehicles potentially affected General Motors, LLC

    General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2013 Buick Verano, Chevrolet Camero, Sonic, and Volt vehicles. The driver-side air bag inflator may explode during deployment due to a manufacturing defect.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the driver-side air bag module, free of charge. On some 2013 Volt vehicles, the steering wheel will be replaced as well, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 23, 2023.…

    Model years: 2013

  2. Seat belts: rear/other

    NHTSA 18V673000 Reported 15,800 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Cadillac CT6, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Suburban, Volt, and GMC Yukon XL vehicles. Certain second-row or third-row rear seatbelts retractor assemblies may not automatically lock when the seatbelt is fully pulled out of the retractor, possibly preventing a child seat from being…

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear seatbelt retractors and replace them if necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 7, 2018. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at…

    Model years: 2018, 2019

  3. Caliper (service brakes)

    NHTSA 18V576000 Reported 210,628 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Chevrolet Equinox, Impala, Cruze, Volt and Bolt EV vehicles, GMC Terrain vehicles, Buick Lacrosse and Regal vehicles, Cadillac XTS and XTS Professional vehicles and 2018 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles. The rear brake caliper pistons may have an insufficient coating causing gas pockets to…

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will bleed the vehicle's brake system, free of charge. The recall began October 11, 2018. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at…

    Model years: 2018, 2019

  4. Hybrid propulsion system

    NHTSA 18V397000 Reported 4,606 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2013 Chevrolet Volt vehicles. An update to the Hybrid Powertrain Control Module 2 (HPCM2) may have disabled the cell balancing function causing a low-voltage condition.

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the HPCM2, free of charge. The recall began July 24, 2018. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is 18215.

    Model years: 2013

  5. Air bags: frontal

    NHTSA 17V621000 Reported 16 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2016 GMC Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado, and 2016 Chevrolet Volt vehicles. The driver's frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash.

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began November 8, 2017. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer…

    Model years: 2016

  6. Steering

    NHTSA 15V442000 Reported 10 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Chevrolet Cruze vehicles manufactured November 8, 2013, to March 12, 2015, and 2015 Chevrolet Volt vehicles manufactured April 11, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the inner tie rod may not be tightened to specification allowing the tie rod to separate from the steering…

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gear assembly, free of charge. The recall began on July 28, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this…

    Model years: 2015

  7. Ignition (electrical system) and gasoline (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 15V145000 Reported 50,236 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Volt vehicles manufactured August 25, 2010, to June 26, 2013. If the driver exits the vehicle without turning off the electrical system, the battery may drain low enough that the gasoline engine will automatically start itself to recharge the electric battery.

    Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will update the engine management software to limit the time that the stationary vehicle can be left in the ON position, free of charge. The recall began April 15, 2015. Owners may…

    Model years: 2011, 2012, 2013

  8. Service brakes and electronic stability control (esc)

    NHTSA 13V271000 Reported 4 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

    General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2012 Chevrolet Volt vehicles manufactured March 1, 2012, through April 17, 2012. Due to a brake pressure modulator valve problem, the vehicles do not relieve brake pressure from the front brakes during an anti-lock brake system (ABS), electronic stability control (ESC), or traction…

    Remedy: General Motors will notify owners, and dealers will install a new brake pressure modulator valve free of charge. The recall is expected to begin July 12, 2013. Owners may contact Chevrolet at 1-866-694-6546. GM's…

    Model years: 2012

Other Chevrolet models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.