2008 Zap Xebra service brakes problems
33 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2008 Zap Xebra — 75% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Hello, I'm writing about the court decree on 7/16/13 signed my judge rosemary collyer. Zap is supposed to report to nhtsa regularly about the status of the refund and disposition of each recalled vehicle for three years. Somebody form zap world contacted me about a year ago. I still have the…”
filed Feb 21, 2016
“This vehicle is already recalled, my vehicle suffered a complete loss or brake systems and fortunately was able to be steered to an uphill area before hitting a small retaining wall. Zap provided dot recall notice for brake failures to stop, and rules for recall. I have followed these rules which…”
filed Apr 11, 2014
“As with others that have filed complaints, I was notified by zap that my vehicle was eligible for a recall due to incurable faults in the braking system. I filed all the necessary paperwork and received a letter that I qualified for the buy back program. They were supposed to pick up the vehicle and make payment by…”
filed Mar 17, 2014
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- These motorcycles do not conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety…Campaign 12V363000 · Jul 27, 2012
- Service Brakes, HydraulicCampaign 12V230000 · May 21, 2012
- Service Brakes, HydraulicCampaign 09V385000 · Oct 2, 2009
- Service Brakes, HydraulicCampaign 09V177000 · May 26, 2009
Other reported problem areas on the 2008 Zap Xebra
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.