NHTSA Campaign 12V307000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 12V307000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: brake lights: switch. The repair is free.
ZERO MOTORCYCLES INC filed the report for 12V307000 with NHTSA on June 29, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V307000, NHTSA lists up to 450 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 14, 2011 and November 4, 2011.
The 12V307000 report reached NHTSA 8 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V307000 were scheduled from August 3, 2012, 35 days after the report.
12V307000 covers 3 models from Zero, model years 2011–2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V307000 ranks 1 of 4 ZERO MOTORCYCLES INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ZERO MOTORCYCLES, INC. (ZERO) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 AND 2012 S, XU, AND DS MOTORCYCLES, MODEL YEAR 2011 MXD, AND XD MOTORCYCLES AND 2012 X MOTORCYCLES. THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AT THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER MAY NOT ACTIVATE UNTIL SIGNIFICANT BRAKE LEVER TRAVEL OCCURS.
- The risk
- THE BRAKE LIGHT MAY NOT ACTIVATE WHEN A MODERATE AMOUNT OF FRONT BRAKE IS APPLIED. AS SUCH, MOTORISTS TRAVELING BEHIND THE MOTORCYCLE MAY NOT BE ALERTED WHEN AN AFFECTED MOTORCYCLE IS SLOWING DOWN, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A POSSIBLE CRASH AND POTENTIAL INJURY OR DEATH TO THE RIDER.
- The fix
- ZERO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM BRAKE-LIGHT SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 3, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ZERO MOTORCYCLES AT 1-831-438-3500.
Reported June 29, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V307000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V307000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: June 29, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted