{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1978010 (Lotus), 1976",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1978010/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1978010, LOTUS ELITE, ECLAT, 1978-04-17. THE RUBBER VALVE STEM USED WITH THE HIGH SPEED TIRES ON THESE VEHICLES COULD SPLIT AND CAUSE.",
  "excerpt": "Lotus Elite, Eclat. Published by Transport Canada as 1978010 on 17 April 1978. System: Not Entered. What the notice says The rubber valve stem used with the high speed tires on these vehicles could split and cause a sudden deflation of the tire. this defect could cause a loss of vehicle control and possible vehicle crash. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. THE RUBBER VALVE STEM USED WITH THE HIGH SPEED TIRES ON THESE VEHICLES COULD SPLIT AND CAUSE A SUDDEN DEFLATION OF THE TIRE. THIS DEFECT COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND POSSIBLE VEHICLE CRASH. Transport Canada recorded this notice in capitals, as its system did for many years. It is reproduced here exactly as published. The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1978010 . The Canadian register on this site Lotus is named on 20 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time. 1978124 · 14 November 1978 · Esprit · Not Entered 2004145 · 26 April 2004 · Esprit · Wheels 2004146 · 26 April 2004 · Esprit · Label 200417",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T13:25:35+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T13:25:35+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1978010 (Lotus), 1976\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1978010/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}