| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 512 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: LOTUS |
| Recalled Component Id: 000015084000106156000000146 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: ELAN | Model Year: 1992 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V199000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | Manufacturer That Filed Report: LOTUS CARS OF AMERICA INC |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Oct, 17 1990 | End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1991 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 546 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 26 2002 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Lotus Cars Limited | Report Received Date: Jul, 25 2002 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 26 2002 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : On certain passenger vehicles, the fuel tanks can leak. | Consequence Summary: Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the fuel tank. owner notification began august 26, 2002. 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. | Recall Notes: Also, customers can 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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