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Service bulletin SB-2012-04

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 id10043685
Published by NHTSA2012-04-20
Manufacturer's numberSB-2012-04
Manufacturer's date2012-08-02
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

NHTSA's summary

LOTUS: WITH RUNNING CHANGES IMPLEMENTED, THE BULKHEAD IS RETAINED MECHANICALLY BY USING EXISTING FIXINGS AND ADDITION OF M6 WASHERS FOR C LEVEL CARPET. *PE

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
LOTUS EVORA2011

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

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