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[CycleVIN]

Zero Motorcycles Inc. (Zero) is recalling certain model year 2015 SR, S, DS, and FX motorcycles. The affected motorcycles have a DC-DC converter that may have insufficient output power. During high power demand, the anti-lock brake system (ABS) may not function properly.

CONSEQUENCE:

If the converter power output is insufficient, during an ABS activated event, the ABS and all vehicle lights would temporarily stop functioning, increasing the risk of a crash.

REMEDY:

Zero has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the DC-DC converters, replacing ones of a specific type as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on September 16, 2016. Owners may contact Zero customer service at 1-888-841-8085. Zero’s number for this recall is SV-ZMC-016-356.

NOTES:

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Manufacturer: Zero Motorcycles Inc.
Report Receipt Date: AUG 22, 2016
NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V610000
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Potential Number of Units Affected: 96

VEHICLE MAKE MODEL YEAR(S)

ZERO DS 2015
ZERO FX 2015
ZERO S 2015
ZERO SR 2015

[MrDude_1]

That picture always bothers me... You should never have your body over the line on a blind corner.

[Killroy]

That picture always bothers me... You should never have your body over the line on a blind corner.

You do have a point there.  Its marketing, so it could be a 'closed course'.

Pants with no armor are not right for that kind of riding either.  Abrasion resistant jeans are don't protect from impact. 

[Say10 15FX 16FXS]

Huh, only affects 96 bikes. Think I'm in the clear!

[grmarks]

I may not be, my bike the last few weeks has momentarily lost all power and lights turning left I thought, but now I think about it it was while braking as well. But in about 20 hours of riding its only done it 4 or 5 times. Very intermittent.

[CycleVIN]

Most manufacturers provide a list of VIN numbers so you can check and see if yours is on the recall list or not. In this case they did not provide such a list, so you should probably call them up and see. I have attached the Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) to this post as well.

[clay.leihy]

On my FX, visual inspection worked quite well to determine that mine is NOT a recalled unit.

[Justin Andrews]

Looks like my SR is in the clear too!

[Say10 15FX 16FXS]

On my FX, visual inspection worked quite well to determine that mine is NOT a recalled unit.

I assume you just looked at the build date on the headstock? I haven't checked mine yet but I got in April of '15 so I think that would have to been built before the date listed in the recall.

[clay.leihy]

Per the TSB, look at the DC-DC convertor. On the FX I had to partially remove the rubber cover on the left hand side.

Clay
DoD #2160,6
2015 FX ZF6.5  😁