General Motors is recalling 66 vans made by its subsidiary BrightDrop over fire risk concerns.
The automaker was still investigating the cause of the fires but a defect in the front drive unit was suspected to have caused at least two EV600s to catch fire last year, filings to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) showed.
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The vehicles affected are 2022 models.
The first reports of fires in an EV600 van were received on 7 December 2023 with another one on 13 December.
The two vehicles were owned by an undisclosed fleet.
GM opened a product investigation on 22 December and agreed to replace the affected vehicles.
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By GlobalDataThis is the third recall for BrightDrop after previous issues with a water seal on the battery pack and an issue with one van’s airbag.
