{"nhtsa_id":11009673,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2024-11-04","date":"2024-10-28","document_id":"TSB-131-24030","mfr_campaign":"TSB-131-24030","replaces":null,"component":"POWER TRAIN","mfr_system":"Transmission Driveshaft","summary":"Inspection of transmission driveshaft fitment/security if specific faults are reported. Lotus has received reports from the dealer network of: ̵ Loss of drive. ̵ Oil leaking from the transmission driveshaft seals. ̵ Transmission noise while driving. It has been identified that a potential cause of these issues is as a result of the driveshafts not being fully locked in position into the transmission at the time of vehicle assembly. Start of production for both Emira V6 powertrain (manual and automatic) and Emira 4-cylinder DCT up to 2025 model year VIN SCCLEKAX4RHB12094 inclusive. If an Emira owner contacts you, or you are presented with a vehicle within the affected VIN range which has any of the transmission faults listed above*, then the following transmission components must be checked for damage caused by incorrect installation: ̵ Driveshaft splines. ̵ Driveshaft circlips. ̵ Driveshaft oil seal. *Note: If the only fault is transmission fluid leakage from a driveshaft seal because the driveshaft is not fully locked into position and the vehicle is only at delivery mileage (less than 100 miles/160 km), then it is acceptable to push the driveshaft back into position if a visual inspection shows that the driveshaft seal has not been damaged, (and then check/top up the transmission oil level). Refer to the operation codes for driveshaft removal and re-fitment shown in sections 47.15. for both V6 and 4-cylinder powertrains from the Emira service notes which are available to view from the aftersales dealer portal at: https://dealerportal.uslotservice.lotuscars.com/log-in - from the Aftersales tab, select Service Manuals > Emira.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2024/MC-11009673-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2024/MC-11009673-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/11009673","components":[{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"LOTUS","model":"EMIRA","year_from":2023,"year_to":2023,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"LOTUS","model":"EMIRA","year_from":2024,"year_to":2024,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2024_lotus_emira"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}