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Lotus Elise 2005–2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin sb_2022_01_Lotus · NHTSA communication 10209516 · issued Mar 16, 2022

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2005–2021
model years
27
vehicle entries

Official summary

Standard information required and procedures to be followed when reporting ECU & TCU faults. There is often insufficient, or inconsistent information received from dealers when reporting ECU & TCU related faults, this can lead to unacceptable delays in repairing vehicles.

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.