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Lotus bulletin sb_2022_02

Lotus filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Sep 5, 2022, received Oct 3, 2022, about the air bags. It names 4 model years (2017–2020). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.

What the bulletin says

Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communication

Retrofitment of airbag rotary clock spring part number A132M6241F to Evora vehicles originally fitted with clock spring part number A132M6236F. As stated in Technical Service Bulletin TSB 2019/05, although clock spring part numbers A132M6241F or A132M6236F fitted to Evora 400 model range vehicles look identical, they are not interchangeable.

Kind Service bulletin Manufacturer date Sep 5, 2022 Received by NHTSA Oct 3, 2022 Components Air Bags, Electrical System

Document filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
sb_2022_02Service bulletinSep 5, 202210222249not yet checked

The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.

Model years it names

Source: as the manufacturer filed them

Also filed against model years this site has no page for: 2019 Lotus Evora.

A vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.

Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is Lotus sb_2022_02 a recall?

No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.

Is the sb_2022_02 repair free?

Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way.

Which vehicles does sb_2022_02 cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 4 model years: 2020 Lotus Evora, 2018 Lotus Evora, 2017 Lotus Evora, 2019 Lotus Evora. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.