NHTSA Campaign 12V310000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

Issued by ZERO MOTORCYCLES INC. · Reported Jul 2, 2012 · 254 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ZERO MOTORCYCLES, INC. (ZERO) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 S, DS, X, XU, AND XU-LSM MOTORCYCLES. INSUFFICIENT WEATHERPROOFING MAY CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT OF THE BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WHEN SUBJECTED TO WET CONDITIONS, RESULTING IN THE MOTORCYCLE INADVERTENTLY LOSING POWER.

Consequence

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER CAN LEAD TO A CRASH AND POTENTIAL INJURY OR DEATH TO THE RIDER.

Remedy

ZERO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 31, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ZERO MOTORCYCLES, INC. AT 1-888-786-9376.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
ZERO X 2012 254
ZERO XU-LSM 2012 254
ZERO ZERO DS 2012 254
ZERO ZERO S 2012 254
ZERO ZERO XU 2012 254

Source: NHTSA Campaign 12V310000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.