Lotus Elise Steering rack may be susceptible to premature wear and possible tooth damage. Recall

Reason for recall: A batch of steering rack assemblies has been identified as having been built with rack bars which have been subjected to an incorrect heat treatment rendering them susceptible to premature wear and possible tooth damage.

Jun 16, 2001

Recall affected vehicles for a check of the steering rack assembly batch number. If this is confirmed as within the suspect batch the steering rack assembly is to be renewed.

This issue affects Elise, this particular recall is for the Elise.