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Service bulletin SB-2009-02

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10028869
Published by NHTSA2009-06-05
Manufacturer's numberSB-2009-02
Manufacturer's date2009-05-29
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; UNKNOWN OR OTHER; EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL

NHTSA's summary

LOTUS: A SMALL RANGE OF PLATFORM MODELS CONSIDERED TO BE AT RISK FROM INSECURE REAR HUB BOLTS. REQUEST A FURTHER RANGE OF CARS WHICH ARE NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AT RISK, ARE ALSO CHECKED AT THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. *PE

The document

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Components

Equipment and accessories, Labels and manuals

Vehicles listed
LOTUS ELISE2008, 2009
LOTUS EXIGE2008
LOTUS EXIGE2009
LOTUS EXIGE S2008 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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