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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1G1FY6S04L4••••••2020 Chevrolet BOLT EV
That is about average for the 2020 Chevrolet BOLT EV — 6 complaints per build across 30 builds.
5on this build
173on the model
30builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedElectrical System 3Vehicle Speed Control 1Lane Departure 1Steering 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemcrashJan 2020
The contact owns a 2020 chevrolet bolt EV. The contact stated the vehicle was in "l" mode before the vehicle lunged forward into the wall. The vehicle was taken to a dealer (heritage chevrolet owing mills: 11234 reisterstown rd, owings mills, md 21117) but it was unknown if the…
SteeringApr 2024
The car has only 20k miles and the gear steering box failed and had to be replaced. This is apparently a very common defect where if the part fails the dealer said the steering will lock up and potentially cause a crash. $2500 to replace it is a huge hit and kicked in just out…
Lane DepartureFeb 2021
Lane departure warning system does not audible alert or seat vibration as stated on page 212 of the owners manual or as described on the chevy website. The lights on the dash do work as described in the manual.…
Electrical SystemAug 2022
The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V650000 (Electrical System) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had…
Electrical SystemAug 2021
The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V650000 (Electrical System) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1G1FY6S04L4133949 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.