{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"97V202000","date":"1997-11-19","owner_notified":"1997-11-04","manufacturer":"LOTUS CARS OF AMERICA INC","component":"WHEELS:RIM","summary":"VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  PASSENGER VEHICLES.  CERTAIN WHEELS WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED FOR HARDNESS.   THE REAR WHEELS COULD CRACK AND BREAK.","consequence":"IF THE REAR WHEELS CRACKED AND BROKE, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL COULD OCCUR, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.","remedy":"DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE WHEELS.","notes":"OWNER NOTIFICATION OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 4, 1997.ALL VEHICLES HAVE BEEN CORRECTED.NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN.","mfr_campaign":null,"part_number":null,"units":11,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":1997,"make":"LOTUS","model":"ESPRIT","vehicle_id":"1997_lotus_esprit","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"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/97V202000"}