A lubrication mechanism for supplying oil to a bearing of a vehicle electric motor that includes the bearing, a housing, a stator and a rotor having a rotor shaft rotatably held by the housing through the bearing. The housing defines an oil passage to which oil discharged from an oil pump is to be supplied. The oil passage and the bearing are located on respective opposite sides of a wall of the housing. The lubrication mechanism includes: a bolt hole passing through the wall; and a bolt engaged in the bolt hole.