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Author Topic: Zero Recalling 268 2011, 2012 S & DS  (Read 2595 times)

manlytom

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Re: Zero Recalling 268 2011, 2012 S & DS
« Reply #15 on: August 28, 2013, 12:12:24 PM »

What happened is 2 bolts are made of the wrong material, so they corrode more than the bolts they are using to replace them.  Got mine replaced in 2 minutes.

The 2012 bikes that are affected are 1-99 (check your VIN).  Mine is 41, so they are now replaced.  I don't think anything more than extra corrosion has happened so far.
anyone got the VIN Nr for the 2011 ? At this stage I have not had a letter :-)
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Re: Zero Recalling 268 2011, 2012 S & DS
« Reply #16 on: October 07, 2013, 07:09:49 AM »

Re 2011 2012 recall for front brake calliper bolts.
I am still waiting for the front bolts they "were being sent out right away over a month ago.  After the recall but before I got the letter I had a belt sent up. Not only did they not proactively send up the bolts, they sent up the wrong belt.
I lost a month of great weather AND AM STILL WAITING FOR THE BOLTS!
I have a 2011 DS and do love it. I rode the 2013 and really loved it. Wow
Little concerned about the amount of service I have needed. Dreading end of warranty.
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Re: Zero Recalling 268 2011, 2012 S & DS
« Reply #17 on: October 07, 2013, 07:20:34 AM »

I am still waiting for the bolts for my bike. A 2011 DS.
Major screw up on Zero's part.
It was supposed to be there mid August.
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Re: Zero Recalling 268 2011, 2012 S & DS
« Reply #18 on: October 07, 2013, 08:28:20 PM »

In my case, my shop said that Zero had not sent the caliper bolts and they would give them a call.  So I waited a week and returned to the shop in person.  Guess what?  The bolts were there and had been there for a month.  They just hadn't been entered into the inventory computer.  They were lying in a pile on a shelf in the shop, instead of having been sent to the parts department.  Once the mechanic had found the bolt supply, my bike was fixed in just a few minutes. So the problem might not be Zero, but might be the way your shop is organized.
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