NHTSA Recall 14V280000
NHTSA Campaign Id 14V280000; Date: May. 27, 2014
A detached oil hose could spray oil on a tire, increasing the risk of a crash, or it could spray oil throughout the engine compartment, increasing the risk of a fire.
Recalled Vehicles:
2008 Lotus Elise; 2009 Lotus Elise; 2010 Lotus Elise; 2011 Lotus Elise; 2011 Lotus Evora; 2008 Lotus Exige; 2009 Lotus Exige; 2010 Lotus Exige; 2011 Lotus Exige
Component: Engine And Engine Cooling:engine
Manufactured by: Lotus Cars Usa, Inc.
Affected Units:: 860
Recall Summary:
Lotus cars USA, inc. (Lotus) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 elise and exige vehicles manufactured from November 2007 to July 2011, and 2011 evora vehicles manufactured September 2010 through September 2011. The oil cooler hose may detach from its fitting.
How to Fix:
Lotus will notify owners, and dealers will replace the oil cooler hose fittings on the elise and exige vehicles and will replace the oil cooler hose assemblies on the evora vehicles, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact Lotus at 1-800-245-6887. Lotus' number for this recall is 201401r (elise/exige), and 2014/02r (evora). Note: this recall is an expansion of recalls 11v-510 and 13v-041.
Recall Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Sep 30, 2014
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