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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lotus Elise | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Lotus Evora | 2011 |
| Lotus Exige | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lotus Elise | 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| Lotus Elise | 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| Lotus Elise | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Lotus Elise | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Lotus Evora | 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| Lotus Exige | 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| Lotus Exige | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| Lotus Exige | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Lotus Exige | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2014
48 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the engine and engine cooling; Lotus Cars USA, Inc. filed 4 campaigns in all.
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| 14V664000 22 Oct 2014 | Spartan Motors, Inc. |
| 14V666000 22 Oct 2014 | Elgin Sweeper Company Inc. |
| 14V574000 19 Sept 2014 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 14V562000 12 Sept 2014 | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| 14V551000 10 Sept 2014 | Mack Trucks, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014