Lotus Elise 2005–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 2014-08 · NHTSA communication 10143127 · issued Sep 25, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2005–2014
model years
18
vehicle entries
Official summary
Clarification of air conditioning compressor ?Running-In? Procedure. Insufficient lubrication will result in compressor failure due to seizure, reducing air conditioning performance and also generate diagnostic trouble codes.
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.