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Service bulletin 2012/17

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10096481
Published by NHTSA2017-03-28
Manufacturer's number2012/17
Manufacturer's date2012-11-30
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

THE LATEST UPDATE FOR TECHCENTRE V4.16.00 HAS A FEATURE TO PREVENT UNAUTHORISED VARIANT CODE ALTERATION.

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 EVORA2010

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

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