# 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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10143116
- Published by NHTSA: 2018\-07\-23
- Manufacturer's number: 2012\-17
- Manufacturer's date: 2012\-11\-30
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

## NHTSA's summary

The latest update for Techcentre V4.16.00 has a feature to prevent unauthorised variant code alteration.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10143116-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10143116-0001.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Electrical system, Software

## Vehicles listed

- 2011 LOTUS ELISE
- 2010 to 2013 LOTUS EVORA
- 2011 LOTUS EXIGE

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [2016\-15](/bulletins/10143133.md), 2018-07-23, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Procedure to recover the ECU if an ?ECU Comms Failure? message appears in the instrument panel display screen. Under certain conditions such as a discharged battery or an interrupted programming procedure, the vehicle ECU \(Electronic Control Unit\) may lose communication with other engine management systems.
- [2015\-17](/bulletins/10143131.md), 2018-07-23, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. The latest Lotus TechCentre release \(V5.14.0\) is now available as an online update and includes programming enhancements for Evora S and Exige S ?12MY models onwards.
- [2014\-03](/bulletins/10143125.md), 2018-07-23, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Installation of new software into ?11MY Elise/Exige I.P. \(Instrument Pack\) and any Aftersales service replacements fitted to '08 \- '10MY vehicles as required. Reports of intermittently inoperative instrument packs have been bought to the attention of the Lotus Customer Service Department.
- [2013\-09](/bulletins/10143120.md), 2018-07-23, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. The latest TechCentre release \(V5.1.0\) released as on online update on 11 June 2013. Includes important TCU software program updates
- [2012\-18](/bulletins/10143117.md), 2018-07-23, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Because of CARB legislation requirements, the most recent version updates of Lotus Techcentre have changed the fault code look up screen to describe the fault type by one of 3 terms.
- [2012/17](/bulletins/10096477.md), 2017-03-27, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. THE LATEST UPDATE FOR TECHCENTRE V4.16.00 HAS A FEATURE TO PREVENT UNAUTHORISED VARIANT CODE ALTERATION.

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