NHTSA Campaign 18V215000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
NHTSA campaign 18V215000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery. The repair is free.
Zero Motorcycles Inc filed the report for 18V215000 with NHTSA on April 4, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V215000, NHTSA lists up to 218 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 21, 2011 and July 23, 2012.
The 18V215000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V215000 were scheduled from April 30, 2018, 26 days after the report.
18V215000 covers 1 model from Zero, model years 2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V215000 ranks 5 of 8 Zero Motorcycles Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V215000, Zero Motorcycles Inc has 1 other recall on the electrical system on this site; the one before 18V215000 was 13V635000, reported on December 18, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Zero Motorcycles (Zero) is recalling all 2012 Zero S, Zero DS, and Zero DSP (Police) motorcycles. Cell pouches in the battery packs may wear from contact with the holders, allowing humidity to enter the pouch and cause an electrical short within the battery.
- The risk
- An electrical short can increase the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Zero Motorcycles will notify owners and offer them a choice of either the repurchase of their motorcycle or a financial trade-assist towards a newer model year Zero Motorcycles motorcycle. The recall began on April 30, 2018. Owners may contact Zero customer service at 1-888-841-8085. Zero's number for this recall is SV-ZMC-018-383. Note: Since owners are advised to no longer ride or charge the affected motorcycles, Zero Motorcycles dealers will arrange for the collection of the affected motorcycle at no charge to the owners.
Reported April 4, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V215000 (1)
Zero (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V215000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: April 4, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted