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GM recalls ALL 152K Chevy Bolts it has ever manufactured over fears electric cars' batteries could burst into flames

General Motors has recalled every Chevrolet Bolt it has ever manufactured - totaling 152,000 cars - over fears a battery defect could make them catch fire.  

The volunteer recall, announced Friday, includes about 73,000 of the electric cars made from 2019 through 2022, and adds to an April recall of 69,000 Bolts manufactured between 2017 and 2019. The latter recall was issued after at least two previously-repaired cars burst into flames.

The manufacturer has said it will replace the defective battery modules at its own expense.

GM said in a Friday press release that the latest round of repairs will cost about $1billion; the previous recall cost the Detroit-based car maker about $800 million. It's share price dropped by one per cent to $48.80 in the wake of Friday's recall announcement. 

It's now asking owners of the Bolt, which sell new for about $33,000, to set their vehicle to a 90 percent state of charge limitation. It's also calling on owners to charge more frequently, avoid depleting their battery below 70 percent of remaining range, and to park their vehicles outside overnight.

A Bolt in Vermont is pictured after it burst into flames earlier this year, shortly after its owner took it in for repairs

A Bolt in Vermont is pictured after it burst into flames earlier this year, shortly after its owner took it in for repairs

General Motors is recalling about 73,000 of its Chevrolet Bolts manufactured between 2019 and 2022 

It will cost the Detroit-based automaker about $1billion to recall and repair the cars

It will cost the Detroit-based automaker about $1billion to recall and repair the cars

President Joe Biden wants to convert 50% of the U.S. vehicle fleet from internal combustion to electricity by 2050 as part of a broader effort to fight climate change.

The original Bolt recall was blamed on a manufacturing defect at a South Korean factory run by LG Chemical Solution, GM´s battery supplier. But the company said an investigation showed that the defects are possible in batteries made at other sites. Most newer Bolt batteries are made at an LG plant in Holland, Michigan.

GM issued the first Bolt recall in November after getting reports of five of them catching fire. Two people suffered smoke inhalation and a house was set ablaze.

At first the company didn´t know what was causing the problem, but it determined that batteries that caught fire were near a full charge. It traced the fires to what it called a rare manufacturing defect in battery modules. It can cause a short in a cell, which can trigger a fire.

GM said it began investigating the newer Bolts after a 2019 model that was not included in the previous recall caught fire a few weeks ago in Chandler, Arizona. That raised concerns about newer Bolts.

That fire brought the total number of Bolt blazes to 10, company spokesman Dan Flores said.

GM says it is working with LG to increase battery production. The company says owners will be notified to take their cars to dealers as soon as replacement parts are ready.

Flores said he is not sure when that will be.

The company said it will not produce or sell any more Bolts until it is satisfied that problems have been worked out in LG batteries, Flores said.

'Our focus on safety and doing the right thing for our customers guides every decision we make at GM,' Doug Parks, GM product development chief, said in a statement.

Batteries with the new modules will come with an eight year, 100,000 mile (160 kilometer) warranty, the company said. GM will replace all five battery modules in 2017 to 2019 Bolts. Defective modules will be replaced in newer models.

General Motors say it will not sell or produce any more Bolts until it sorts out its battery issues

General Motors say it will not sell or produce any more Bolts until it sorts out its batter

GM said it will pursue reimbursement from the battery maker, LG Chemical Solution.

The Bolts are only a tiny fraction of GM´s overall U.S. sales, which run close to 3 million vehicles in a normal year. But they are the first of an ambitious rollout of electric models as GM tries to hit a goal of selling only electric passenger vehicles by 2035.

Other automakers are also announcing additional electric models worldwide to cut pollution and meet stricter government fuel economy standards.

Shares in General Motors Co. were down about 2% in extended trading following the recall announcement.

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