{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Lotus recall 14V280: Model Year 2008-2011 Elise and Exige",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v280/",
  "summary": "Recall 14V280 (Lotus): A detached oil hose could spray oil on a tire, increasing the risk of a crash, or it could spray oil throughout the engine compar...",
  "excerpt": "Lotus Elise, Lotus Evora, Lotus Exige, model years 2008 to 2011. Filed by Lotus Cars USA, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 27 May 2014. 860 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Lotus Cars USA, Inc. (Lotus) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Elise and Exige vehicles manufactured from November 2007 to July 2011, and 2011 Evora vehicles manufactured September 2010 through September 2011. The oil cooler hose may detach from its fitting. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , 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. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A detached oil hose could spray oil on a tire, increasing the risk of a crash, or it could spray oil throughout the engine compartment, increasing the risk of a fire.” 14V280 Lotus Cars USA, Inc. Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine 27 May 2014 2008-2011 LOTUS ELISE, LOTUS EVORA, LOTUS EXIGE A detached oil hose could spray oil on a tire, increasing the risk of a crash, or it could spray oil throughout the engine compartment, increasing the risk of a fire. Lotus will notify owners, and dealers will replace the oil cooler hose fittings on the Elise and Exige vehicles and will replace the oil cooler hose assemblies on the Evora ve",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T16:10:34+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T06:12:29+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Lotus recall 14V280: Model Year 2008-2011 Elise and Exige\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v280/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}