2023 CHEVROLET BOLT EUV — Complaint #2178325
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NHTSA Complaint about LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION filed February 18, 2026
NHTSA complaint #2178325 (ODI reference 11718978) concerns a 2023 CHEVROLET BOLT EUV and was filed on February 18, 2026. The owner reports the failure occurred on February 16, 2026. The report was geocoded to California based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as lane departure: blind spot detection, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same CHEVROLET BOLT EUV cohort independently describe similar lane departure: blind spot detection failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2023 CHEVROLET BOLT EUV shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The radio amplifier is mounted in the rear trunk wheel well attached to the bottom, along with the subwoofer assembly. Under the amplifier is a small drain. My trunk leaked during the rain and shorted out the amplifier. This shut off all communication noise in car. No noise from blinkers or warnings of dangerous situations. According to AI, "The 2023 Chevy Bolt EV shares the same basic body structure and rear hatch design as earlier models (2017â2020), and there is no confirmed evidence that the trunk seal was redesigned or improved to prevent water intrusion. Despite a known issue with water leaks into the trunkâoften due to voids in seam sealer or compromised tailgate gasketsâGeneral Motors issued a service bulletin (18-NA-182) that applied only to 2017â2020 models. However, owners of 2022 and 2023 models have reported identical leaks, with water pooling in the rear cargo area and damaging components like the amplifier located in the spare tire well." Remember, when
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 2178325 |
| ODI Number | 11718978 |
| Date Filed | February 18, 2026 |
| Failure Date | February 16, 2026 |
| VIN | 1g1fz6s01p4 |
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Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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