Broken Fender Bracket Woes

Many have experienced broken fender brackets. Under warranty, Arcimoto will either replace the bracket or send one to you. Email support@arcimoto.com and get a ticket number. Make sure you include your name, phone number, address and VIN. Describe the problem and, if possible, show a picture of the broken bracket. Then ask if they can ship you one under warranty. Try not to send yours back.

Don’t drive while it is broken, it can break further and get stuck in your wheel causing damage. Either park it, remove the bracket, or tape it with gorilla tape temporarily.

If you are out of warranty or get them to send you another bracket without having to send your broken one back, you might be able to try to re-weld your bracket. Remember, the left and right side brackets are not interchangeable. That means if your right side breaks, you’ll need to fix or order the right side bracket - and vis-versa.

One Arcimoto employee that worked on strengthening the bracket said:

“Add half inch strips of steel up as high as you can along side the arms and reinforce any stress risers in the areas where they already cracked.

They seem to most often crack right where those arms/reinforcing-ribs end, and there is a stress riser. 3/8” square bar might be a good size to try, welded up along side that rib.”

Here is a compilation of self welded brackets.

Weld #1

Note from Facebook poster: Two stiffeners of 1/8" by 1/2" hot-rolled steel bar from the hardware store. If I redesigned it I would leave out the ribs and replace them with a 1/8" flat doubler in the stress area.