NHTSA campaign 04V001000

GROUP LOTUS PLC Recall 04V-001: LOTUS/FMVSS 208/AIR BAG WARNING LABELS

NHTSA recall 04V001000 was reported by GROUP LOTUS PLC on January 5, 2004, with 660 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Lotus Esprit for model years 1997–2003. Owners were notified on January 12, 2004, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 04V001000 (also written 04V-001 or 04V001)
Filed by: GROUP LOTUS PLC
Report received: January 5, 2004
Potentially affected: 660 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment — Other — Labels
Owners notified: January 12, 2004
Safety standard: FMVSS 208

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V001000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Lotus

Lotus Esprit
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built January 1, 1997 – November 28, 2003 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V001000.

Defect description

CERTAIN VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO, 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." CERTAIN AIR BAG WARNING LABELS ARE REQUIRED ON BOTH SUN VISORS AND THE ABOVE VEHICLES FAILED TO HAVE THE REQUIRED LABELS AFFIXED TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR.

Safety consequence

THE ABSENCE OF THE LABELS COULD CREATE A RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY IF THE OPERATION OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND THE NEED TO USE SEAT BELTS IS NOT PROPERLY UNDERSTOOD. IMPROPER USAGE COULD CAUSE INJURIES IN THE EVENT OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WHEN THERE IS A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH LABELS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT LOTUS AT 1-800-245-6887.

Notes

CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 04V001000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.