Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module; service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip (Zero)
Vehicle recall 17V-145. NHTSA received Zero Motorcycles Inc.’s report on Mar 7, 2017.
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NHTSA received Zero Motorcycles Inc.’s report on Mar 7, 2017. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
If the ABS does not function properly in a braking event, there is an increased risk of a crash.
Zero Motorcycles Inc.
(Zero) is recalling certain 2017 S, DS, and FXS motorcycles.
The Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) Hydraulic Control Unit (HCU) may have the wrong vehicle model information, possibly causing the ABS to function improperly.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module.
- NHTSA’s part: Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip.
What should you do?
Zero will notify owners and dealers will reconfigure the HCU, or replace it as needed, free of charge. The recall began on March 13, 2017. Owners may contact Zero customer service at 1-888-841-8085. Zero’s number for the recall is SV-ZMC-017-363.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: 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.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 61 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
Each model year opens its own page: every recall naming it, its owner complaints and its crash ratings.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Zero Motorcycles Inc..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt. Owners’ complaints are counted on each vehicle’s page.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 19, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 19, 2026.