AI DamageNo start after impact: the manual’s explanation
The MY2018 manual explains that a collision can disable high voltage, preventing a start and displaying SERVICE VEHICLE SOON. Service is required before return to use. Battery inspection, testing or replacement also requires a specially trained technician.
General Motors / Chevrolet: 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV Owner’s Manual
Applicability and the full analysisNHTSA 21V-560 describes manufacturing conditions
GM’s July 23, 2021 report covers MY2017–2018 Bolt EV and certain MY2019 vehicles with N2.1-design cells made in Ochang. It describes two rare manufacturing defects occurring together in a cell, potentially producing heat, smoke and thermal battery/vehicle damage.
General Motors / NHTSA repository: Part 573 Safety Recall Report 21V-560
Applicability and the full analysisFull material about the model
Chevrolet Bolt EV: crash shutdown and a separate battery-cell defect historyPost-crash messages, external battery damage and NHTSA 21V-560 need different evidence.