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A12/00048/20

Passenger Car

Lotus · Elise

Motor vehiclesFireInjuries
Country of origin
UK
Notifying country
UK
Counterfeit
No
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What is the danger

The plastic spacers between the engine fuel rail and cylinder head may expand and contract.

Requirements breached

Consequently, the cylinder head's securing bolts might suffer excessive fatigue, leading to fuel leak, increasing the risk of accident and fire.

Measures taken

  1. Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: ManufacturerIn force from: 3 December 2019

Product

Description
Passenger car under Lotus recall code: 2019/02R.
Brand
Lotus
Model / type
e4*2001/116*0008*71 to e4*2001/116*0008*72 e4*KS07/46*0011*00 to e4*KS07/46*0011*24
Barcode
2019/02R
Batch
The affected vehicles were manufactured from 15/05/2012 to 30/06/2019.

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number
A12/00048/20 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2020-3
Published
15 February 2020
Modified
15 April 2021

© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10000299

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