Service bulletin SB-2013-17
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10054031 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2013-12-17 |
| Manufacturer's number | SB-2013-17 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2013-10-29 |
| NHTSA component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS |
NHTSA's summary
LOTUS: INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING THE INSPECTION OF ALL BRAKE PIPE/HOSE, ON SOME VEHICLES, BASED ON SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND THE POSITIONING OF PIPE/HOSE. MODELS ELISE, EXIGE, EVORA, EUROPA. NO YEARS LISTED. *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
Brakes
| LOTUS ELISE | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
|---|---|
| LOTUS ELISE | 2011 |
| LOTUS EUROPA | 1969 |
| LOTUS EUROPA | 2008 |
| LOTUS EVORA | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| LOTUS EXIGE | 2005 to 2007 |
| LOTUS EXIGE | 2008 |
| LOTUS EXIGE | 2009 |
| LOTUS EXIGE S | 2007 |
| LOTUS EXIGE S | 2008 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| LOTUS EXIGE S | 2009 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 2016-06 | 2018-07-23. Service bulletin. Recommendation of revision to manual brake bleeding procedure on any Elise models fitted with a brake servo unit. Whilst performing a brake fluid bleeding procedure, it is possible that the brake pedal may not fully return to its released/uppermost position (when being fully actuated as part of the manual bleeding routine) due to vacuum stored within the brake servo unit. |
|---|---|
| 2013-17 | 2018-07-23. Service bulletin. Brake hose/pipe inspection. The routing of all brake hoses and pipes is set during production to ensure that they cannot come into contact with any other ancillary components regardless of the vehicles suspension travel range or steering movement. |
| 2013-04 | 2018-07-23. Service bulletin. Instances of ABS (Anti-Lock Braking System) tell tale lamp illumination accompanied with fault code C0460 (pressure sensor failure) have been reported back to Lotus Cars. Although the pressure sensor located within the ABS module is non-serviceable; another potential cause of this problem is the brake light switch plunger being incorrectly set. Incorrect setting of the switch plunger will result in the ABS brake line pressure being too high at the time of brake light activation, thus generating a fault code and illuminating the ABS or Service tell tale lamp. |
| SB-2015-03 | 2015-12-16. Service bulletin. LOTUS: SOME VEHICLES, UNDER WARRANTY, HAVE ILLUMINATION OF THE ANTI[LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) ACCOMPANIED BY GENERATION OF DIAGNOSTIC CODE C0340, EVEN THOUGH SOME BRAKE LIGHT SWITCHES EXHIBITED STICKING PLUNGERS. MODEL ELISE/EVORA, EXIGE S. NO YEARS LISTED. *PE |
| SB-2013-04 | 2013-05-17. Service bulletin. LOTUS: DUE TO FAULT CODE C0460 (PRESSURE SENSOR FAILURE) TAIL LAMP OF ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) WILL ILLUMINATE AND A POTENTIAL CAUSE IS BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH PLUNGER INCORRECTLY SET. MODEL ELIXE, EXIGE, EVORA. NO MODEL YEARS. *PE |
| 2013/02 | 2013-04-17. Service bulletin. REPLACEMENT OF PLASTIC BODIED TYPE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER. LOTUS. *KB UPDATED ON 4/22/2013. *KB |