2013 LOTUS EVORA Recall
- Campaign:
- 13V216000 on 05/22/2013
- Component:
- Equipment:other:labels
- Manufactured:
- 08/31/2012 - 11/29/2012
- Affected:
- 28
- Defect:
- Lotus cars is recalling certain model year 2013 evora vehicles manufactured september 2012 through november 2012. these vehicles have been granted a temporary exemption from the requirement to conform to the latest passenger side advanced air bag requirements covered by federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, "occupant crash protection," but the affected vehicles do not a contain temporary exemption label in accordance with 49 cfr 555.9. additionally, the affected vehicles have the incorrect date of manufacture on the federal certification label.
- Consequence:
- An incorrect certification label may prevent the owner from determining recall applicability, potentially increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
- Correction:
- Lotus cars will notify the owners instructing them to take their vehicle to a lotus dealer. the federal compliance label will be replaced and an exemption label will be applied, free of charge. the recall began on may 28, 2013. owners may contact lotus at 1-770-476-6564. lotus cars' recall number is 2013/02r.
- 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.
2013 LOTUS EVORA TSBs (21)
- Bulletin:
- SB-2012-15
- Component:
- 060000 engine (pws)
- Summary:
- Lotus: the retaining clip is retrofitted for rh cylinder bank variable valve timing (vvt) pipe to increase durability and to retain engine assembly. models 2012-2013 evora s and s-ips. *pe
- Bulletin:
- 2013/02
- Component:
- 034100 service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:master cylinder
- Summary:
- Replacement of plastic bodied type clutch master cylinder. lotus. *kb updated on 4/22/2013. *kb
- Bulletin:
- SB-2013-04
- Component:
- 046000 service brakes, air:antilock
- Summary:
- Lotus: due to fault code c0460 (pressure sensor failure) tail lamp of abs (antilock braking system) will illuminate and a potential cause is brake light switch plunger incorrectly set. model elixe, exige, evora. no model years.
- Bulletin:
- SB-2013-15
- Component:
- 185000 vehicle speed control:cruise control
- Summary:
- Lotus: potential causes of deactivation of cruise control, without driver's intervention: brake pedal is depressed, clutch pedal is depressed, or cruise control on;off/cancel button is pressed. model. evora, elise, exige. no model years.
- Bulletin:
- SB-2013-17
- Component:
- 033210 service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:hydraulic:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Summary:
- Lotus: information provided regarding the inspection of all brake pipe/hose, on some vehicles, based on scheduled maintenance and the positioning of pipe/hose. models elise, exige, evora, europa. no years listed. *pe
- Bulletin:
- 2012/15
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- To increase it's durability, the single piece steel vvt pipe originally fitted as a production running change to all evora 's' and 's-ips' models from '12my vin ch_10159 is now further retained to the engine assembly by the use of an additi
- Bulletin:
- 2012/15
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- To increase it's durability, the single piece steel vvt pipe originally fitted as a production running change to all evora 's' and 's-ips' models from '12my vin ch_10159 is now further retained to the engine assembly by the use of an additi
- Bulletin:
- 2012-15
- Component:
- 060000 engine (pws)
- Summary:
- To increase it?s durability, the single piece steel vvt pipe originally fitted as a production running change to all evora ?s? and ?s-ips? models from ?12my vin ch_10159 is now further retained to the engine assembly by the use of an additi
- Bulletin:
- 2012-17
- Component:
- 118000 electrical system: software
- Summary:
- The latest update for techcentre v4.16.00 has a feature to prevent unauthorised variant code alteration.
- Bulletin:
- 2012-18
- Component:
- 118000 electrical system: software
- Summary:
- Because of carb legislation requirements, the most recent version updates of lotus techcentre have changed the fault code look up screen to describe the fault type by one of 3 terms.
- Bulletin:
- 2013-02
- Component:
- 101100 power train:clutch assembly:pedal/linkage
- Summary:
- Some evora owner?s have reported difficulty in engaging or changing gear as well as other symptoms such as very little or no resistance required to depress the clutch pedal or the clutch pedal has failed to return to its original position w
- Bulletin:
- 2013-04
- Component:
- 042600 service brakes, air:supply:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Summary:
- Instances of abs (anti-lock braking system) tell tale lamp illumination accompanied with fault code c0460 (pressure sensor failure) have been reported back to lotus cars. although the pressure sensor located within the abs module is non-se
- Bulletin:
- 2013-09
- Component:
- 118000 electrical system: software
- Summary:
- The latest techcentre release (v5.1.0) released as on online update on 11 june 2013. includes important tcu software program updates
- Bulletin:
- 2013-15
- Component:
- 185000 vehicle speed control:cruise control
- Summary:
- Potential causes of cruise control deactivation without intentional driver intervention.
- Bulletin:
- 2013-17
- Component:
- 033210 service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:hydraulic:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Summary:
- Brake hose/pipe inspection. the routing of all brake hoses and pipes is set during production to ensure that they cannot come into contact with any other ancillary components regardless of the vehicles suspension travel range or steering mo
- Bulletin:
- 2014-05
- Component:
- 111000 electrical system:battery
- Summary:
- To reinforce the importance of checking and clearing stored fault codes at time of pdi (pre-delivery inspection). the increased frequency of battery disconnection/reconnection that vehicles are subjected to during transportation from the f
- Bulletin:
- 2014-08
- Component:
- 353600 equipment:air conditioner
- Summary:
- Clarification of air conditioning compressor ?running-in? procedure. insufficient lubrication will result in compressor failure due to seizure, reducing air conditioning performance and also generate diagnostic trouble codes.
- Bulletin:
- 2014-11
- Component:
- 353600 equipment:air conditioner
- Summary:
- Confirmation of updates to the heating, ventilation & air conditioning (hvac) sections of the technical service notes concerning the necessary procedures required to ensure that that the air conditioning compressor is correctly ?run in? aft
- Bulletin:
- 2015-03
- Component:
- 120000 exterior lighting
- Summary:
- Application of silicone grease to brake light switch plunger to improve durability. several instances of brake light switch renewal under warranty have been reported due to the illumination of the abs (anti-lock braking system) tell tail l
- Bulletin:
- 2015-17
- Component:
- 118000 electrical system: software
- Summary:
- The latest lotus techcentre release (v5.14.0) is now available as an online update and includes programming enhancements for evora s and exige s ?12my models onwards.
- Bulletin:
- 2016-15
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Procedure to recover the ecu if an ?ecu comms failure? message appears in the instrument panel display screen. under certain conditions such as a discharged battery or an interrupted programming procedure, the vehicle ecu (electronic contr
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