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NHTSA campaign 12V307000

Zero Recall 12V-307: BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH

NHTSA recall 12V307000 was reported by ZERO MOTORCYCLES INC. on June 29, 2012, with 450 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Zero DS, Zero MXD, Zero S and more for model years 2011–2012. Owners were notified on August 3, 2012, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 12V307000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
12V307000 (also written 12V-307 or 12V307)
Filed by
ZERO MOTORCYCLES INC.
Report received
Potentially affected
450 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Exterior Lighting — Brake Lights — Switch
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V307000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Zero

  • Zero DS

    • 2011 · Vehicles built March 7, 2011 – November 4, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Zero MXD

    • 2011 · Vehicles built March 6, 2011 – July 21, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Zero S

    • 2011 · Vehicles built March 7, 2011 – November 4, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Zero X

    • 2012 · Vehicles built December 19, 2011 – March 19, 2012 (per NHTSA)

  • Zero XD

    • 2011 · Vehicles built March 14, 2011 – November 4, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Zero XU

    • 2011 · Vehicles built March 9, 2011 – September 26, 2011 (per NHTSA)

  • Zero Zero DS

    • 2012 · Vehicles built December 22, 2011 – March 19, 2012 (per NHTSA)

  • Zero Zero S

    • 2012 · Vehicles built December 27, 2011 – March 14, 2012 (per NHTSA)

  • Zero Zero XU

All Zero recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V307000.

Defect description

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.

Safety consequence

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.

Manufacturer remedy

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.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V307000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.