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Zero Motorcycles affected motorcycles have controller firmware that, as a result of certain system faults, may shut off power to the motor.

NHTSA campaign 13V-635 · Reported December 18, 2013 · 667 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Zero Motorcycles DS, FX, S and XU
VEHICLES AFFECTED
667
REMEDY
Zero will notify owners, and dealers will update the controller firmware, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Zero Motorcycles Inc. reported a problem with the electrical system software. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The affected motorcycles have controller firmware that, as a result of certain system faults, may shut off power to the motor.

WHY IT MATTERS

A sudden loss of power to the motor may increase the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Zero will notify owners, and dealers will update the controller firmware, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 13V-635.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2012–2013Zero Motorcycles DS
2013Zero Motorcycles FX
2012–2013Zero Motorcycles S
2012–2013Zero Motorcycles XU

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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