[cwerdna]

Please name one Dealership that has successfully done a battery swap. I would like to call their service department to ask them how they ordered the battery so that I can teach my local dealership how to do that because right now they're telling me there are no parts available in the method they're using to look for it. I asked them if they are using the bolt EV battery safety recalls app and they didn't know what I'm talking about.

https://www.donohoochevrolet.com/blogs/3987/bolt-recall-update-batteries-incoming probably has.

 

[cwerdna]

This post.

The Chevy tech that's responding on FB groups says that's unnecessary. IIRC, he says it only applies if installing a battery of unknown capacity. It looks like it's going to be tough to find it given how crappy FB's search is.

Update: Found it at

https://www.facebook.com/groups/chevyboltevowners/posts/2988233918154881?comment_id=2988504171461189&reply_comment_id=2988551264789813

. It's from Jaryd. He said:

No it is not part of the procedure specifically for the recall. The capacity relearn USED to set the initial capacity learn setpoint at 134.25Ah, 138.75Ah, or 143.25 Ah depending on the battery chemistry and then the charge/drive charge procedure would learn the correct initial capacity. It would then fine tune the capacity over the next few dozen charge/discharge cycles. Any repairs that required a capacity learn we would either need to do this ourselves or provide these directions to the customer. This is needed when servicing various age batteries that the capacity is unknown. Since this recall is using all new batteries with the same capacity GM changed the initial capacity learn to 194.31Ah so the initial value doesn't need to be learned with the charge/drive/charge cycle. All we have to do is perform the reset and then deliver the car as thr fine tuning is all that needs to happen. I actually am glad to see a tech providing these instructions because it shows he is normally doing things properly, he probably just missed that the capacity learn is slightly different for this recall specifically.

 

[cwerdna]

Another thread here stated the procedure calls for 'Charging to full. Driving to 50% for testing. Charging to full again.' And that's IF it arrives at less than 50% SOC.

Somehow, If it is done quicker than the 'Book Hours' for this procedure, shortcuts are being taken.

Somewhere here. I can't find it now.
Maybe that is wrong info.

What are the procedures and hours allotted to the battery swap?
I remember the post also talked about the hours it takes to get the old pack in the shipping box.

It's at Canadians: any progress with the recall? and apparently not needed. My reply is at Battery replacement recall remedy tracking summary (above), quoting the Chevy tech that's been posting and relying on Bolt FB groups.

 

[cwerdna]

Some new notifications of remedy eligibility have been reported starting today (December 3, 2021) after an apparent lull since early November.

This happened to me. Post at Post when you are Notified to have your Battery Replaced w/more of my saga since I'm still in the middle of buyback having sent all the requested docs to RVDC this morning (12/3/21).

 

[cwerdna]

@boltage - FYI, the revised document with added emphasis on the Vac-N-Fill process is now up on the NHTSA website.

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2021/RCSB-21V560-5618.pdf

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2021/RCMN-21V560-8006.pdf also accompanies the above. I found it via 2019 CHEVROLET BOLT EV 5 HB FWD | NHTSA, which had grown from 46 to 49 associated docs for 21V560000.

 

[cwerdna]

Be aware that the hose couplings were changed midway through the 2017 model year - later models won't need the new hose because they were manufactured with it. Not sure where the cutoff point was, though.

Probably May 1, 2017. See page 6 of https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2021/RCSB-21V560-5618.pdf.

 

[cwerdna]

I have a Question. My car is at the 883 recall for the software update but my dealer still does not have the software for my 2017.

They're probably wrong.

See https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2021/RCMN-21V560-9806.pdf and https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2021/RCSB-21V560-3931.pdf from 2017 CHEVROLET BOLT 4 DR FWD | NHTSA + Anybody have any news on the Mid-Nov software upgrade....

Folks should really monitor Fire recalls summary and timeline - Updated 12/21/21 for their car.

I (and numerous others) went thru this nonsense when it came out for the '19s (I have one) and we even received the snail mail and email telling us it was available for our car: Dealers don't know about the Software Update..

 

[cwerdna]

Does not answer my question, I wanted to know if the 883 recall programming update is not done can my car still be moved to the 881 battery replacement.
I don’t want the 883 done if possible anyway. Just wanted to know if it was a must be done before the battery replacement will move forward.

I don't know so I don't want to say one way or the other.

Plenty of folks were moved to 881 w/o having 883 applied since it wasn't even available for them.

 

[cwerdna]

On the Bolt Facebook group, a Chevrolet dealer technician who posts regularly mentioned being told by a GM source that about 19,000 batteries have been replaced (out of recalled 140,000 Bolts that include about 109,000 in the US).

No. He said ~19,000 have been shipped, not replaced.

Recall Quarterly Report 2021-3 is the person and likely the post I saw.

 

[cwerdna]

Glad the process has started for you. Had some questions:

○ How long did you wait from the recall limitations of 80% software?
○ Did you have any MIL(check "engine" amber light) to expedite this process?
○ length of vehicle ownership?
○ your vehicle assembly date? (Should be on your driver's door sill data panel.)

I only ask these questions to help under GM's approach to which Bolt's get a replacement. Speaking with multiple Chevy dealer's they all stress a lack of control in ordering modules for customer's. Which is extremely odd to me considering when my employer's brand has a warranty replacement we need a RO, parts number, and then place the order. This applies to even the massive Takata airbag recall.

Are you asking a specific person or folks in general?

There is a table at the top of Battery replacement recall remedy tracking summary.

"How long did you wait from the recall limitations of 80% software?"
- Some folks got their packs replaced before the 80% limiter was even available (around ~11/19/21 for '19 and Dec 21, 2021 for the rest). The car needs to have the recall # flipped to 881 (for '17 to '19) or 941 (for '20 to '22) and no more "remedy not yet available" for that VIN to be eligible for the dealer to order a pack.

Pages 3 and 4 of New version (revision 02) of battery replacement... have the dealer ordering instructions. GM moves VINs from 883 (formerly 880) to 881 or 940 to 941 and issues bulletins like https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2021/RCMN-21V560-8422.pdf. You can find more docs at 2019 CHEVROLET BOLT EV 5 HB FWD | NHTSA.

I finally was able to get the 883 80% limiter applied on 12/1/2021 after a bunch of runaround. I discovered my '19 with US-pack was unexpectedly flipped to 881 on 12/3/2021.

"○ Did you have any MIL(check "engine" amber light) to expedite this process?"
Some did.

"○ length of vehicle ownership?"
For me, 3 years. Car was returned on 1/28/22 as part of buyback that I began w/a request on 9/14/21. At some point soon after I returned it, my VIN showed no more open recalls, so I assume the hosting dealer changed the pack.

"○ your vehicle assembly date?"
12/2018

MANY Bolt drivers are still waiting to be eligible for a pack, esp. almost all '20 to '22 Bolts drivers. Recall Quarterly Report 2021-3 has US remedy numbers. 880 is for '17 to '19. 940 is for '20 to '22.

Dealer can't order a pack until their VIN is eligible or the car experiences an HV pack failure, which might be detected by the extra diagnostics in the 80% temp limiter patch. We've seen a few reports of those.

 

[cwerdna]

Crazy! This person in FB (initial RS) from the below has written:
"Original battery swap on 12/13. Bolt 2019
2nd battery swap pick up 02/16.
On way home from work on 02/17 I get the Reduced Propulsion Service Soon notice on dashboard.
Maybe battery swap number 3 is in the works."

and

"My 3rd battery replacement will be in next week. The service tech said the problem with the 2nd battery was internal battery failure. I don't like driving rental gas cars! I had the 2nd battery for a day and a half. 3rd time a charm I hope. Bolt 2019"

https://www.facebook.com/groups/818271618529748/user/1639583104/

Chevrolet EV Group | Original battery swap on 12/13

Original battery swap on 12/13. Bolt 2019 2nd battery swap pick up 02/16. On way home from work on 02/17 I get the Reduced Propulsion Service Soon notice on dashboard. Maybe battery swap number 3 is...

www.facebook.com

Chevrolet EV Group | My 3rd battery replacement will be in next week

My 3rd battery replacement will be in next week. The service tech said the problem with the 2nd battery was internal battery failure. I don't like driving rental gas cars! I had the 2nd battery for a...

www.facebook.com

 

[cwerdna]

Yes, they made the same mistake I did in an earlier post. The quarterly totals are cumulative, not just a count of how many replacements were completed that quarter. The actual number completed is more like 42 percent.

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2020/RCLQRT-20V184-2456.PDF is an example of a recall report for the below where it would make 0 sense to add up the values in the total remedied column. There were only 897 in the recall population. Just adding up 2 of the total remedied values would put you beyond the 897.

March 26, 2020 NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V184000
Rear Doors May Open While Driving
If the rear door opens while driving, or the door handle fails to open the rear door, there is an increased risk of injury to the rear passengers.

NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V184000

Manufacturer General Motors LLC

Components LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

Potential Number of Units Affected 897

Summary

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicles. The door-handle cable inside the rear doors may be too long, allowing contact with the window when it is opened, possibly damaging the cable. A damaged cable may cause the rear door to open unintentionally when the rear window is opened. Additionally, it may cause the rear inside door handle to not work.

 

[cwerdna]

Thanks. I'll be contacting the dealer and GM Monday. I've let this sit too long since work out of home mostly now, but thinking of holiday trips causes me to worry a bit about reduced range, charging on the road, etc. Anyone else out there with May 2021s or thereabouts get new batteries?

There's no point in contacting a dealer if your recall status still contains "not yet available". Check your VIN's status first. See 1st post of Battery replacement recall remedy tracking summary for methods.