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I knew about the shingle center position headrest being standard in Europe but I have not heard about the Bolt rear headrests flipping sideways. That sounds like a clever feature.

I have three kids on the backseat almost daily - and their heads come over the backseat so the center headrest is needeed. I would not drive a car without a head restraint in the driver's seat so I would not want to risk my kids' necks either. The Bolt is a nice car - I just would not call it a...

It turns out that the Chevy Bolt is not the only EV missing the backseat center position headrest - the new 2018 Nissan Leaf is missing it also. Nissan also installs the headrest in the models they sell in Europe. Just strange that only the U.S. models seem to be missing the center headrest...

I have had a chance to meet many happy Bolt owners since the last post and I have been able drive the car on several occasions. Chevy created a very good product. However, I have not been able to find a solution to the missing backseat center headrest problem. Hence, I have not been able to buy...

I just saw this newspaper Q&A from almost 10 years ago so apparently the lack of a rear middle seat head restraint has bothered some prospective Chevy customers for a long time! "I've been looking at many new five-passenger vehicles, specifically the Chevy HHR. One thing that bothers me is...

I am curious if it is possible to see (or feel through the seat material) if the Bolt backseat has the center headrest mounting brackets installed in it? I can see in the pictures that the Bolt backseat definitely does not have the "grommets" (for lack of a better word) to insert a headrest...

Thank you Boltage - I just learned a new term: "shingle headrest!" In fact, Ampera-e has a "shingle" type head restraint as seen in the picture below: The first picture shows the Opel Ampera-e (i.e. the European Bolt) backseat and the second picture shows the Bolt backseat. The Ampera-e has a...

This discussion seems to have been moved to "general discussion" from the "Ask Chevrolet" by the admin, however I am still hoping to hear from GM's social media team if there is a solution to the missing center headrest problem. Could a US customer order a Bolt with a European backseat? Or, if...

It is a very good source for pricing. Just be aware that some of the prices include rebates or incentives that are not available to all buyers. I have called a couple of dealers about their low prices on multiple different EVs and the pricing assumed that the buyer is eligible for multiple...

Funny. If I were to let a teenager drive, I would definitely want to have a head restraint on my seat! :D

Thank you Phil0909 for the comment. It turns out that neither I, nor my friends, have ever owned GM vehicles, and have always owned cars and SUVs with head restraints in all seats so it had never occurred to any of us that someone would make a vehicle without a headrest in all seats...

Interestingly, the dealer said that we were not the first people who had walked away from the Bolt due to the missing backseat headrest. They knew immediately what we were talking about when we mentioned the issue and made it sound like it was a "known problem." They had apparently previously...

This article/video shows three adjustable headrests on the backseat of an Ampera-e (http://insideevs.com/opel-ampera-e-goes-387-miles/). The article is from InsideEVs and the video (second from the top) shows a (Norwegian) Ampera-e being driven in Denmark. Here is a link to the video at the...

Is it possible to order a Bolt with a headrest in the backseat center position? For some reason, the US Bolt is not equipped with a center backseat headrest. However, the European version (Ampera-e) has it. Could I order a Bolt with a European backseat? Alternatively, is there a part number...