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On January 6, General Motors held a live web chat for Chevy Volt owners to answer any questions Chevy Volt owners may have about the retrofits being conducted to resolve the potential risk of delayed battery fire after severe side impact accidents. To date, said Chevy Volt Marketing Director Christi Landy, 7997 Chevy Volts have been sold and have racked up more than 20 million real world road miles. In all that time, there has been not a single incidence of the type of battery failure that resulted in a fire during the severe side impact test conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) last year. However, out of an abundance of caution, GM recommends that all current Chevy Volt owners have the modifications to the battery support and cooling systems done at their Chevy dealer.