{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"13V314000","date":"2013-07-16","owner_notified":"2013-12-11","manufacturer":"Lotus Cars USA, Inc.","component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS","summary":"Lotus Cars USA, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2011 Evora supercharged vehicles equipped with a manual transmission and manufactured September 2010 through September 2011. The engine oil cooler hose may chafe and rupture resulting in oil loss.","consequence":"Engine oil may be ejected onto the road or rear wheels which could cause a reduction in vehicle control and potential engine failure, increasing the risk of a crash.  Engine oil sprayed onto a heat source may also lead to a vehicle fire.","remedy":"Lotus will notify owners and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge.  The recall began on December 11, 2013.  Owners may contact Lotus at 1-770-476-6564.  Lotus' campaign number is 2013/03R.","notes":"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.","mfr_campaign":"2013/03R","part_number":null,"units":80,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2015-1","period_to":"2015-1","submitted":"2015-04-14","involved":80,"remedied":64,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":80,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2011,"make":"LOTUS","model":"EVORA","vehicle_id":"2011_lotus_evora","match":"exact","built_from":"2010-09-01","built_to":"2011-09-30"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/13V314000"}