NHTSA campaign 05V571000 · Manufacturer campaign 2006 / 1R
GROUP LOTUS PLC Recall 05V-571: GEAR LEVER
NHTSA recall 05V571000 (Manufacturer campaign 2006 / 1R) was reported by GROUP LOTUS PLC on December 29, 2005, with 1,740 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Lotus Elise for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on February 10, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V571000 (also written 05V-571 or 05V571)
- Filed by
- GROUP LOTUS PLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 2006 / 1R
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,740 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Manual Transmission
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V571000. 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 Elise
- 2005 · Vehicles built April 8, 2004 – February 3, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V571000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, THE GEAR LEVER MAY BREAK.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN THE INABILITY TO CHANGE GEARS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE GEAR LEVERS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 10, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LOTUS CARS USA AT 1-800-245-6887.
Notes
LOTUS RECALL NO. 2006 / 1R.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V571000
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.