2018 Chevrolet Volt

US Recalls

NHTSA Recall US

• 18V673000 2018-09-26

  Recall 18V673000

  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 properly secured. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the…

  Recorded model years: 2018

• 18V576000 2018-08-30

  Recall 18V576000

  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 form, potentially reducing rear brake performance.

  Recorded model years: 2018

A further 8 records exist for the Chevrolet Volt where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Campaign applicability can depend on build date, equipment and market, and a remedy may already have been completed. Confirm any campaign against the official record using the VIN.

Manufacturer Bulletins

NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US

• 11035340 2026-07-21

  PIT5099J

  PI to help diagnose A/C concern

  Recorded model years: 2018

• 11030974 2026-04-01

  PIT3271Q

  This preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.

  Recorded model years: 2018

• 11030091 2026-03-09

  PIP4902V

  This preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email GDS2 session logs into Technical Assistance.

  Recorded model years: 2018

Showing 3 of 846 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 2,893 records exist for the Chevrolet Volt where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.

Investigations

NHTSA Investigation US

• PE23022 2023-11-29

  Loss of Motive Power due to the Battery Energy Control Module

  On November 29, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) opened PE23022 to investigate allegations of a loss of motive power, including a stall, reduced power state, and/or a no start condition due to the Battery Energy Control Module (BECM) in model year (MY) 2016-2019 Chevrolet Volt passenger car vehicles manufactured by General Motors (GM). The BECM is located within…

  Recorded model years: 2018

• DP22005 2023-01-27

  Pedestrian alert sounds

  NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid…

  Recorded model years: 2018

A further 4 records exist for the Chevrolet Volt where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.

Canada Recalls

Transport Canada Recall CA

• 2018535 2018-09-26

  Transport Canada recall 2018535

  Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

  Recorded model years: 2018

• 2018461 2018-08-30

  Transport Canada recall 2018461

  Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

  Recorded model years: 2018

A further 8 records exist for the Chevrolet Volt where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.

Consumer Complaints

NHTSA Complaint US

222 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

Outcomes stated in those reports

• reports mentioning a crash 4
• reported injuries 1

Outcomes as stated by the person who filed the report. They are not verified, not adjudicated, and carry no exposure denominator, so they cannot be turned into a rate.

By system

• Electrical system85 (23.2%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2011–2013.
• Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)84 (22.9%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2013.
• Fuel system72 (19.6%)
• Engine50 (13.6%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2011–2013.
• Brakes9 (2.5%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 2012–2019.
• Speed control & accelerator8 (2.2%)
• Steering5 (1.4%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2015.
• Visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors)4 (1.1%)

Other / uncategorized: 40 classifications (10.9%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.

A further 1,859 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.