General Motors is recalling tens of hundreds of all-electric Chevrolet Bolt EVs attributable to threat of fireside.

The Detroit automaker mentioned Friday it’s recalling 68,667 of the vehicles globally from the 2017 via 2019 mannequin years, together with almost 51,000 within the U.S. The recall consists of some automobiles being utilized by GM’s majority-owned autonomous car subsidiary Cruise.

GM has confirmed 5 cases of fires that “might be associated to the excessive voltage batteries” within the automobiles, in keeping with Jesse Ortega, govt chief engineer for the Chevrolet Bolt EV.

The Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration in October opened an investigation into three reported fires involving Chevrolet Bolt EVs. The automaker is cooperating with the federal car security company, Ortega mentioned.

GM has a devoted workforce of engineers and consultants working to find out the reason for the fires, in keeping with Ortega. They’ve to date discovered that frequent components within the fires included automobiles have been at or close to full cost and had batteries produced between Could 2016 and Could 2019 by GM’s companion LG Chem in South Korea.

GM does not count on a full resolution for the issue till subsequent yr. Within the meantime, GM is asking Bolt EV house owners to schedule an appointment with a Chevrolet dealership starting Tuesday. The vendor will reflash and replace the automotive’s battery software program to restrict the utmost cost of the car to 90%.

Till clients obtain the software program replace, GM is asking house owners to vary their car’s settings to decrease its charging capability. It released a video Friday on how to take action. If clients are “uncomfortable” with altering the settings, GM mentioned they need to keep away from parking the automobiles in garages or carports till receiving the software program replace.

NHTSA’s probe lined 77,842 Bolt EVs from the 2017 via 2020 mannequin years. GM mentioned it’s not recalling automobiles from the 2020 model-year as a result of their batteries have a distinct method than the sooner fashions with no studies of fires.