Lotus Cars USA, Inc.: Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Lotus Cars USA, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 27, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 860. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
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.
The remedy
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.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Lotus Elise | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Lotus Evora | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Lotus Exige | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Lotus Elise | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Lotus Exige | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Lotus Elise | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Lotus Exige | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Lotus Elise | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Lotus Exige | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 14V280000.
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