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NHTSA recall 98V135000

Wheels › Rim

Lotus Esprit

Reported Jun 22, 1998160 vehicles affectedLOTUS CARS OF AMERICA INC

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. certain wheels were not properly heat treated for hardness. the rear wheels could crack and break.

The risk

The rear wheels could crack and break, resulting in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

The remedy

Dealers will replace these wheels.

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Vehicles in this recall

Lotus Esprit
19971998

Notes

This recall supercedes recall no. 97V-202.owner notification occurred on june 30,1998. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact lotus at 1-800-245-6887.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).