Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 14V280000

Engine and engine cooling: engine

Lotus Cars USA, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2014-05-27.

Recall campaignNHTSA 14V280000

Engine and engine cooling: engine

Component
Engine and engine cooling: engine
Manufacturer
Lotus Cars USA, Inc.
Vehicles affected
860
Reported to NHTSA
2014-05-27
Owners notified
2014-09-30

Defect description

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.

Safety 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.

Manufacturer 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.

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.

Scope of coverage

9 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
LOTUS Elise2011 2010 2009 2008
LOTUS Evora2011
LOTUS Exige2011 2010 2009 2008

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.