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Zero motorcycles

Official notice

29 Aug 2013

Last checked

29 Aug 2013

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Zero motorcycles. On certain motorcycles, incorrect front brake caliper mounting bolts may have been installed during vehicle assembly. Should the bolts break, the caliper could interfere with the rotation of the front wheel, causing the wheel to lockup suddenly. This could result in a loss of vehicle control and a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will replace the front brake caliper mounting bolts. Published 2013-08-29.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

70398

Official notice

2013-08-29

The hazard

On certain motorcycles, incorrect front brake caliper mounting bolts may have been installed during vehicle assembly. Should the bolts break, the caliper could interfere with the rotation of the front wheel, causing the wheel to lockup suddenly. This could result in a loss of vehicle control and a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will replace the front brake caliper mounting bolts.

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Recall Numbers

70398

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2011, Make: ZERO, Model: DS

Product 2

Year: 2011, Make: ZERO, Model: S

Product 3

Year: 2012, Make: ZERO, Model: DS

Product 4

Year: 2012, Make: ZERO, Model: S

Risk / hazard

On certain motorcycles, incorrect front brake caliper mounting bolts may have been installed during vehicle assembly. Should the bolts break, the caliper could interfere with the rotation of the front wheel, causing the wheel to lockup suddenly. This could result in a loss of vehicle control and a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will replace the front brake caliper mounting bolts.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Zero, Zero Motorcycles.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

70398

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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