The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. CERTAIN WHEELS WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED FOR HARDNESS. THE REAR WHEELS COULD CRACK AND BREAK.
The risk
IF THE REAR WHEELS CRACKED AND BROKE, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL COULD OCCUR, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE WHEELS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lotus Esprit | 1997 |
Components: WHEELS:RIM
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 Esprit | 1997 | 0 | 4 |
Other wheels recalls in 1997
7 of the 268 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1997 concerned the wheels; LOTUS CARS OF AMERICA INC filed 8 campaigns in all.
| 97V224000 8 Dec 1997 | DUCATI NORTH AMERICA |
| 97V219000 24 Nov 1997 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 97V118000 28 Jul 1997 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 97V106000 28 Jun 1997 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 97V098000 4 Jun 1997 | GLAVAL BUS DIVISION |
| 97V070000 28 Apr 1997 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1997