NHTSA recall 13V041000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 13V041000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 2013/01R |
| Manufacturer | Lotus Cars USA, Inc. |
| Reported | 2013-02-05 |
| Owners notified | 2013-03-04 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Units potentially affected | 451 |
What is wrong
Lotus is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Elise and Exige vehicles manufactured from December 1, 2006, through October 31, 2007. The oil cooler line may become detached from its fitting.
What can happen
A detached oil line could spray oil on a tire, increasing the risk of a crash, or it could spray oil throughout the engine compartment increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Lotus will notify owners, and dealers will replace the oil cooler hose fittings and the entire lateral oil cooler hose, free of charge. The safety recall began on March 4, 2013. Owners may contact Lotus at 1-800-245-6887.
Notes
Lotus' number for this recall is 2013/01R.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2007 LOTUS ELISE | Built 2004-06-01 to 2007-10-31. |
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| 2008 LOTUS ELISE | Built 2004-06-01 to 2007-10-31. |
| 2007 LOTUS EXIGE | Built 2004-06-01 to 2007-10-31. |
| 2008 LOTUS EXIGE | Built 2004-06-01 to 2007-10-31. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as PE11022
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE11022 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2011-07-18, closed 2011-11-03. Engine Oil Cooler Line Detachment. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| SB-2011 | 2011-08-09. Service bulletin. LOTUS CARS: THE PROCEDURE TO RETROFIT AN OIL COOLER TRANSFER HOSE IN MODELS ELISE/EXIGE. *RM |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.