NHTSA campaign 13V216000 · Lotus campaign 2013/02R
Lotus Recall 13V-216: Incorrect Federal Certification Label
NHTSA recall 13V216000 (Lotus campaign 2013/02R) was reported by Lotus Cars USA, Inc. on May 21, 2013, with 28 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Lotus Evora for the 2013 model year. Owners were notified on May 28, 2013, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 13V216000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 13V216000 (also written 13V-216 or 13V216)
- Filed by
- Lotus Cars USA, Inc.
- Lotus campaign number
- 2013/02R
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 28 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Other — Labels
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 208
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V216000. 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 Evora
- 2013 · Vehicles built September 1, 2012 – November 30, 2012 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V216000.
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
An incorrect certification label may prevent the owner from determining recall applicability, potentially increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Manufacturer remedy
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V216000
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.