WASHINGTON — Normal Motors mentioned Tuesday it’s recalling 140,000 Chevrolet Bolt EVs in North America as a result of the carpet might catch hearth after a crash the place a entrance seat belt pretensioner deploys.
The U.S. automaker mentioned the recall covers varied 2017 by way of 2023 mannequin yr Chevrolet Bolt EV autos on account of uncommon situations of entrance seatbelt pretensioner exhaust gases coming involved with flooring carpeting fibers, after a car crash, which might trigger a fireplace.
About 120,000 U.S. autos and 20,000 Canadian autos are affected by the recall.