Zero Motorcycles is recalling certain model year 2011 and 2012 S and DS motorcycles. On the affected motorcycles, the front caliper mounting bolts are susceptible to corrosion which could lead to their cracking and possible fracture.
Brakes
Zero S Brake problems by year
2 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Zero S's brakes. Spongy or hard pedal, ABS faults, brake failure, noises, parking brake and brake fluid leaks.
Brake complaints by model year
Brake recalls
Zero motorcycles is recalling certain model year 2009 zero s motorcycles built from september 2, 2009 through december 22, 2009; model year 2009 zero ds motorcycles built from july 27, 2009 through december 28, 2009; model year 2010 zero s motorcycles built...
Latest S brake complaints
I was breaking significantly (using the maximum setting for the regenerative breaking feature) and the brake light did not come on. This is not a fault, merely a design flaw or oversight. To my knowledge it affects all of zero's models for every year. I was in motion on city streets and highways.
I was invited by the zero motorcycle factory to test ride their electric motorcycle at a local dealer. After a mile or two, the first hard braking caused a wheel lockup with an immediate crash. I was seriously injured and subsequently had to be hospitalized 3 times for those injuries and for complications and surgery. I later discovered that bikes of the same type as the one I was riding, the 2012 zero model s, had been the subject of two factory recalls for front brake problems, one of which could result in the...
Read the full complaint
wheel locking up and causing a crash. My injuries included brain concussion, subdural hematoma, severe lacerations of both hands, broken rib, deep puncture wound to right knee, tendon injuries to left thumb and right elbow, facial lacerations and subsequent development of cellulitis in right leg with sepsis, and thigh abscess requiring surgery. *Tr
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data