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2014 ZERO SR — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash · 1626523 · 2019-12-06

Vehicle

Make
ZERO
Model
SR
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Zero Motorcycles Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
2,100
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

I COULD HAVE DIED. FOR 7 MONTHS MY 2014 ZERO SR HAS BEEN WAITING ON ZERO SERVICE. I WAS ORIGINALLY TOLD A NEW BATTERY WAS NEEDED. MOTORCYCLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 50-55MPH AND RANGE HAD FALLEN FROM 70-90 MILES TO LESS THEN 20 MILES. ZERO MADE EXCUSES FOR MONTHS WHY THEY COULDN'T PROPERLY SERVICE. I SPOKE WITH AN AARON SEVERAL TIMES, ALSO ZACK. ZERO THEN REPLACED THE CONTROLLER CLAIMING IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY. I FINALLY RECEIVED THE SR BACK AND IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE MOTORCYCLE DROPPED FROM A FULL CHARGE TO 18% IN ONLY 16 MILES AND THEN COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE GOING ABOUT 40 MPH. IT WOULD NOT GO FASTER THEN 40MPH. I MANAGED TO MOVE BETWEEN 2 CARS TO THE SHOULDER, BUT I SMASHED MY LEG ON THE RAILING IN THE PROCESS. SR TURNED BACK ON A FEW SECONDS LATER AND I MADE IT A MILE TO THE EXIT BEFORE IT TURNED OFF AGAIN AS I WAS CROSSING THE ROAD.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11287416
Machine
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