Lotus Evora (2013): Equipment
Recall 13V216000 · May 21, 2013 · Lotus Cars USA, Inc.
28
vehicles affected
28
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 13V216000
- Date
- May 21, 2013
- Maker
- Lotus Cars USA, Inc.
- Units affected
- 28
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Equipment > Other > Labels
- Model years
- 2013
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
An incorrect certification label may prevent the owner from determining recall applicability, potentially increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 13V216000?
1 model: Lotus Evora (2013), about 28 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 13V216000?
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.
What can happen?
An incorrect certification label may prevent the owner from determining recall applicability, potentially increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.