Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2020-3
Lotus · Elise
The plastic spacers between the engine fuel rail and cylinder head may expand and contract. Consequently, the cylinder head's securing bolts might suffer excessive fatigue, leading to fuel leak, increasing the risk of accident and fire.
- Published
- 17 January 2020
- Notifying authority
- United Kingdom
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Manufacturer. Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users. Date of entry into force: 03/12/2019
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/00048/20
- Model
- e4*2001/116*0008*71 to e4*2001/116*0008*72 e4*KS07/46*0011*00 to e4*KS07/46*0011*24
Classification
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Risk type
- Fire, Injuries
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Product description
Passenger car under Lotus recall code: 2019/02R.