There have been 6 safety recalls for the Lotus Elise. The most recent recalls are shown below. Table 1 and Table 2 show the historical recalls and the recall statistics by the model year of the Lotus Elise.
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 |
| 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. ... Details of this recall 🔎 |
A detached oil line 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: 2007 Lotus Elise, 2008 Lotus Elise, 2007 Lotus Exige, 2008 Lotus Exige |
| Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Recall Summary: Lotus is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 elise and exige vehicles manufactured from December 1, 2006, through October 31, 2007. The oil cooler line may become detached from its fitting. ... Details of this recall 🔎 |
The driver will not be visually alerted to the fact that one or more of the vehicles turn signal lamps is not operating correctly, increasing the risk of a crash.
| Recalled Vehicles: 2011 Lotus Elise |
| Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT |
| Recall Summary: Lotus is recalling certain model year 2011 elise vehicles manufactured from June 2010, through February 2011, for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.... Details of this recall 🔎 |
A detached oil line 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: 2005 Lotus Elise, 2006 Lotus Elise, 2007 Lotus Elise, 2005 Lotus Exige, 2006 Lotus Exige, 2007 Lotus Exige S |
| Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Recall Summary: Lotus is recalling certain model year 2005-2007 elise and exige vehicles manufactured from June 1, 2004, through November 30, 2006. The oil cooler line may become detached from its fitting. ... Details of this recall 🔎 |
| Date | Component | Vehicle Affected |
|---|---|---|
| May. 27, 2014 | Engine And Engine Cooling:engine | 860 |
| Feb. 5, 2013 | Engine And Engine Cooling | 451 |
| Nov. 3, 2011 | Exterior Lighting:turn Signal:flasher Unit | 78 |
| Oct. 14, 2011 | Engine And Engine Cooling | 5,041 |
| May. 26, 2009 | Wheels:cap/cover/hub | 87 |
| Dec. 29, 2005 | Power Train:manual Transmission | 1,740 |
| Model | # Recalls |
|---|---|
| 2011 Lotus Elise | 2 |
| 2010 Lotus Elise | 1 |
| 2009 Lotus Elise | 2 |
| 2008 Lotus Elise | 2 |
| 2007 Lotus Elise | 2 |
| 2006 Lotus Elise | 1 |
| 2005 Lotus Elise | 2 |