NHTSA campaign 97V202000

Lotus Recall 97V-202: LOTUS/WHEELS

NHTSA recall 97V202000 was reported by LOTUS CARS OF AMERICA INC on November 19, 1997, with 11 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Lotus Esprit for the 1997 model year. Owners were notified on November 4, 1997, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 97V202000 (also written 97V-202 or 97V202)
Filed by: LOTUS CARS OF AMERICA INC
Report received: November 19, 1997
Potentially affected: 11 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Wheels — Rim
Owners notified: November 4, 1997

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V202000. 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

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V202000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. CERTAIN WHEELS WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED FOR HARDNESS. THE REAR WHEELS COULD CRACK AND BREAK.

Safety consequence

IF THE REAR WHEELS CRACKED AND BROKE, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL COULD OCCUR, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE WHEELS.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 4, 1997.ALL VEHICLES HAVE BEEN CORRECTED.NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 97V202000

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.