The risk
A flexible section of the hose that forms part of the oil pipe assembly to the engine may be defective. The engine mounted oil feed pipe can rupture resulting in oil loss from the vehicle and the risk of fire.
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Measures taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users Date of entry into force: Unknown
Other fire alerts in 2012
26 of the 146 motor vehicle alerts published in 2012 concerned the same risk.
| A12/1905/12 28 Dec 2012 | Peugeot Partner |
| A12/1862/12 21 Dec 2012 | Lamborghini Gallardo Coupé & Spyder |
| A12/1760/12 23 Nov 2012 | KTM EFI |
| A12/1696/12 16 Nov 2012 | Jaguar Jaguar XF |
| A12/1674/12 9 Nov 2012 | Honda CR-V |
| A12/1619/12 2 Nov 2012 | Ford Focus Cabriolet |
| A12/1587/12 26 Oct 2012 | Fisker Karma |
| A12/1603/12 26 Oct 2012 | Nissan XTrail |
Who notified alerts in 2012
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Germany | 45 |
| Greece | 44 |
| United Kingdom | 15 |
| Portugal | 14 |
| Spain | 11 |
| Malta | 6 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2012
More Lotus alerts
7 EU Safety Gate alerts for Lotus since 2012; the most were issued in 2012 (1).
| Emira Injuries | Jul 2023 |
| Elise Fire, Injuries | Jan 2020 |
| Evora Injuries | Nov 2018 |
| Elise Injuries | Oct 2016 |
| Elise, Exige, 211 and Evora S Fire, Injuries | Jun 2014 |
| Evora S Fire, Injuries | Aug 2013 |