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Zero motorcycles

Official notice

24 Jul 2012

Last checked

24 Jul 2012

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Zero motorcycles. On certain motorcycles, the brake light switch at the front brake lever may not activate until significant brake lever travel occurs. Failure of the brake lamp to illuminate when a moderate amount of front brake is applied may result in the following road users being unaware of the rider’s intentions, increasing the risk of a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the brake light switch for the front brake system. Published 2012-07-24.

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Recall number

70871

Official notice

2012-07-24

The hazard

On certain motorcycles, the brake light switch at the front brake lever may not activate until significant brake lever travel occurs. Failure of the brake lamp to illuminate when a moderate amount of front brake is applied may result in the following road users being unaware of the rider’s intentions, increasing the risk of a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the brake light switch for the front brake system.

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Recall Numbers

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2011, Make: ZERO, Model: DS

Product 2

Year: 2011, Make: ZERO, Model: MXD

Product 3

Year: 2011, Make: ZERO, Model: S

Product 4

Year: 2011, Make: ZERO, Model: XU

Product 5

Year: 2012, Make: ZERO, Model: DS

Product 6

Year: 2012, Make: ZERO, Model: S

Product 7

Year: 2012, Make: ZERO, Model: X

Product 8

Year: 2012, Make: ZERO, Model: XU

Risk / hazard

On certain motorcycles, the brake light switch at the front brake lever may not activate until significant brake lever travel occurs. Failure of the brake lamp to illuminate when a moderate amount of front brake is applied may result in the following road users being unaware of the rider’s intentions, increasing the risk of a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the brake light switch for the front brake system.

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

70871

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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