| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 11515 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: LOTUS |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008690000075681000000310 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: ESPRIT | Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V135000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: WHEELS:RIM | Manufacturer That Filed Report: LOTUS CARS OF AMERICA INC |
| Start date of Manufacturing: -- | End date of Manufacturing: -- |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 160 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 30 1998 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Lotus Cars Limited | Report Received Date: Jun, 22 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Jun, 30 1998 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. certain wheels were not properly heat treated for hardness. the rear wheels could crack and break. | Consequence Summary: The rear wheels could crack and break, resulting in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace these wheels. | Recall Notes: This recall supercedes recall no. 97v-202.owner notification occurred on june 30,1998. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact lotus at 1-800-245-6887.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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