2017 Chevrolet Volt Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2017 Chevrolet Volt. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 1,192 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
295
3crashes7fires3injuries
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
230
3crashes1fires3injuries
POWER TRAIN
212
1injuries
ENGINE
181
2crashes1fires2injuries
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
113
2crashes4fires3injuries
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
32
2crashes
SERVICE BRAKES
27
1crashes1injuries
STEERING
15
AIR BAGS
12
3crashes3injuries
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
9
Total complaints1,192

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Received "reduced propulsion" message, with no engine detected. Car slowed to a near stop while driving on the interstate highway. Very dangerous to have that suddenly happen. Message popped up randomly with no prior warning.”

ENGINE · reported 2026-06-21

“Received "reduced propulsion" message, with no engine detected. Car slowed to a near stop while driving on the interstate highway. Very dangerous to have that suddenly happen. Message popped up randomly with no prior warning.”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2026-06-21

“Received "reduced propulsion" message, with no engine detected. Car slowed to a near stop while driving on the interstate highway. Very dangerous to have that suddenly happen. Message popped up randomly with no prior warning.”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2026-06-21

“While driving at highway speeds over 100 miles away from home with my child in the vehicle, the car experienced a sudden, catastrophic loss of propulsion power and entered 'propulsion power reduced' mode, dropping vehicle speed immediately and creating an extreme hazard with high-speed highway…”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2026-06-19

“While driving at highway speeds over 100 miles away from home with my child in the vehicle, the car experienced a sudden, catastrophic loss of propulsion power and entered 'propulsion power reduced' mode, dropping vehicle speed immediately and creating an extreme hazard with high-speed highway…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2026-06-19

“Egr valve went out ; causing a fuse to go out; which triggered a limp home mode: stranding me on side of road”

ENGINE · reported 2026-04-21

“Becm failure. My car is available for inspection upon request. This car has unexpectedly stopped adequately accelerating all of a sudden while on the road! This problems has been confirmed by the dealership. The manufacturer has not inspected it. Not much warning. I found out some not all…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2026-04-20

“The contact owns a 2017 chevrolet volt. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed or while starting the vehicle, the check engine warning light was unexpectedly illuminated. Additionally, there were several error codes provided through the mobile app for engine-related…”

ENGINE · reported 2026-03-16

Defect investigations

Investigation DP22005 Opened 2023-01-27 · closed 2023-08-07

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…

Investigation PE23022 Opened 2023-11-29 · closed 2025-03-03

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…

Investigation PE23022 Opened 2023-11-29 · closed 2025-03-03

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…

Investigation PE23022 Opened 2023-11-29 · closed 2025-03-03

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…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2017 Chevrolet Volt as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.