2022 Brightdrop EV600
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
2 recalls name the 2022 Brightdrop EV600. Newest first.
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2022 BrightDrop EV600 vehicles. The front-drive unit may leak oil and cause an engine compartment fire.
Risk and remedy
Risk
A fire increases the risk of injury.
Remedy
GM will replace the vehicles, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 24, 2024. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-888-988-7267. There is one fleet customer that owns the vehicles so they are under warranty and reimbursement is not being offered. BrightDrop owners may contact customer service number 888-987-4377. GM's number for this recall is N232466420.
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2022 BrightDrop EV600 and 2022-2023 GMC Hummer EV Pickup electric vehicles. The high voltage battery pack enclosure may not be properly sealed, allowing water to enter the pack.
Risk and remedy
Risk
Water accumulation in the high voltage battery pack can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
The remedy is currently under development. Owner notification letters were mailed April 13, 2023. Second letters will be sent once the remedy is available. Owners may contact EV Concierge at 1-833-HUMMER-EV, and BrightDrop Service Operations and Support at 1-888-987-4377. GM's number for this recall is N222380031.
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- 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…
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 pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 11011955This service bulletin provides information on High Voltage Drive Motor Battery - TAC Approval and Exchange Program for BrightDrop, Chevrolet Silverado EV, and GMC Sierra EV, HUMMER EV/SUV.
- 11011944This service bulletin and criteria within are to determine the internal state of the High Voltage Battery and core return shipping method.
- 11011896This Warranty Administration service bulletin provides Lithium-Ion battery Exchange Process and Transaction Submission information.
- 11011885This Preliminary information communicates diagnostic tips on how to resolve a issues with vehicles that will not power up after a can bus 2 issue, lightning strike, or a failed overthe air update.
- 11011872This Preliminary information communicates a diagnostic tip on how to resolve a issue if the serial data authentication configuration did not complete correctly.
- 11011805This Preliminary information communicates a GM part number forreflective high temperature heat or insulating tape when repairing wiring harnesses.
- 11011709This bulletin advises the dealers to maintain the vehicle stock on hand by doing a full inspection on the vehicles before being sold (prepping) to the customer.
- 11011476This Preliminary information communicates diagnostic tips on how to resolve a issues with vehicles that will not power up after a can bus 2 issue, lightning strike, or a failed overthe air update.
- 11011475This Preliminary information communicates a diagnostic tip on how to resolve a issue if the serial data authentication configuration did not complete correctly.
- 11011370This informational bulletin provides information on BrightDrop Structural Parts Restriction.
- 11011157This engineering information (EI) will assist GM to recover a small number of electric vehicle battery packs from customer-owned vehicles in the field for further engineering study and analysis.
- 11010576This service bulletin provides information on All hazmat parts being returned to the Warranty Parts Center (WPC) must be shipped using Central Transport. Hazardous materials should never be sent by air transportation to the WPC.
- 11010495This bulletin provides information on Warranty Administration Required Operating Procedures - 8 Points (U.S. Only).
- 11010488This Warranty Administration bulletin provides information on the Global Warranty Management (GWM) Warranty Parts Center (WPC) Parts Return Program.
- 11010420This informational bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Customer Education Bulletin for Google Built In Radio.
- 11009544Customer Satisfaction Program - certain vehicles may have a condition in which heavy snow load has damaged the windshield wiper linkage. Dealers are to replace the windshield wiper assembly, arms and blades.
- 11009192This Preliminary information communicates the need to program the BECM before replacement of the high Voltage battery.
- 11009149This Preliminary information communicates the request that engineering it looking to get data from these vehicles before any work is being performed.
- 11009100This informational bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on Front License Plate Installation.
- 11009039This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information, proper labor operation selection and causal part identification for warranty transactions (U.S. Only).
- 11009037This service bulletin provides information on Enhancing Field Product Reports with Digital Pictures.
- 11008956This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on When and How to Submit a Field Product Report (FPR) (U.S. and Canada Dealers Only).
- 11008903This service bulletin and criteria within are to determine the internal state of the High Voltage Battery and core return shipping method.
- 11008898The bulletin provides direction on how to locate the Temporary Service Part (TSP) form in GlobalConnect.
- 11008893This Warranty Administration service bulletin provides Lithium-Ion battery Exchange Process and Transaction Submission information.
- 11007995This service bulletin provides information on High Voltage Drive Motor Battery - TAC Approval and Exchange Program for BrightDrop, Chevrolet Silverado EV, and GMC Sierra EV, HUMMER EV/SUV.
- 11007936This service bulletin provides information to dealership personnel on diagnosis and replacement of shock absorber and strut due to fluid leak.
- 11007935This service bulletin provides information to dealership personnel on diagnosis and replacement of shock absorber and strut due to fluid leak.
- 11007914This engineering information (EI) will assist GM to recover a small number of electric vehicle battery packs from customer-owned vehicles in the field for further engineering study and analysis.
- 11007784This Preliminary information communicates diagnostic tips on how to resolve a issues with vehicles that will not power up after a can bus 2 issue, lightning strike, or a failed overthe air update.
- 11007715This Preliminary information communicates that a Software update is in the works and to disconnect the 12 volt battery to clear the codes.
- 11007711This Preliminary information communicates to the technician that GM is aware of this concern and to update the Google maps application through the playstore.
- 11007579This Preliminary information communicates that a Software update is in the works and to disconnect the 12 volt battery to clear the codes.
- 11007208This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. General Motors will only support a tire calibration for tires that have been sized, tested and designed for the vehicle in question and its applications. Technician should not use the information that is provided by the antilock braking system tire size selection.
- 11007170Customer Satisfaction Program - certain vehicles may have a condition in which heavy snow load has damaged the windshield wiper linkage. Dealers are to replace the windshield wiper assembly, arms and blades.
- 11006621Vehicle Wide Programming (VWP) is a new process to update software on GM Vehicles. It provides the ability via a single selection within Techline Connect to first identify which modules need updating and then proceed to updating affected modules (with some exceptions). The updating of modules is completed in parallel instead of the technician needing to update one module at a time. This allows a more streamlined approach for dealers and customers.
- 11006490This Preliminary information communicates diagnostic tips on how to resolve a issues with vehicles that will not power up after a can bus 2 issue, lightning strike, or a failed overthe air update.
- 11006371This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on the process to disable and enable passive unlocking.
- 11006357This Preliminary information communicates a diagnostic tip on how to resolve a issue if the serial data authentication configuration did not complete correctly.
- 11006337This Preliminary information communicates That a LCDD Data Provisioning Warning message my display due to the radio being in Demo Mode.