NHTSA Complaint #10980896 — 2008 KAWASAKI ZG1400A8F

ANTILOCK BRAKE UNIT FAILURE, RESULTING IN TOTAL REAR BRAKE LOSS. THE ABS UNIT IS COMPOSED OF 2 SEPARATE HALF'S. ONE HALF CONTROLS THE FRONT BRAKES, AND ONE FOR THE SINGLE REAR CALIPER. THE MAGNETIC SOLENOID IN THE DISTRIBUTION BLOCK OF THE UNIT, STUCK IN IT'S BORE. THIS RESULTS IN A TOTAL FLUID BLOCKAGE, WITH ZERO LINE PRESSURE ON THE OUTPUT SIDE OF THE UNIT. I WAS ABLE TO DISASSEMBLE THE UNIT, (CONSIDERED A NON SERVICEABLE PART) AND REPAIR THE ISSUE. THE FRIGHTENING THING IS, ON A BIKE, WHAT HAPPENS IF THE FRT SUFFERS THE SAME FAILURE? THIS FAILURE HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING, OR SWITCH OFF, AND IT'S NOT SPEED RELATED. THE SOLENOID VALVES ARE VISIBLE IN THE ENCLOSED PICTURE, AND ARE THE PROBLEM COMPONETS.