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Zero Motorcycles these motorcycles are equipped with a motor encoder position signal that may drift over the extended use of the motorcycle.

NHTSA campaign 12V-455 · Reported September 17, 2012 · 315 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Zero Motorcycles DS and S
VEHICLES AFFECTED
315
REMEDY
Zero Motorcycles will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the motorcycle's motor controller free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

ZERO MOTORCYCLES INC. reported a problem with the equipment electrical. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

These motorcycles are equipped with a motor encoder position signal that may drift over the extended use of the motorcycle. If the signal drifts outside of the given parameters, the motor controller may shut off, resulting in the motorcycle inadvertently losing power.

WHY IT MATTERS

A loss of power could lead to a crash and potential injury or death of the rider.

WHAT TO DO

Zero Motorcycles will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the motorcycle's motor controller free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 12V-455.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2012Zero Motorcycles DS
2012Zero Motorcycles S

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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