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NHTSA Safety Recalls

Zero X Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 2 recall campaigns for the Zero X, across 1 model year from 2012 to 2012.

Model years
1

2012–2012, with a recall

Recall campaigns
2
Most recalls
2012

2 recalls

Owner complaints
1

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about the Zero X across 1 model year; the most, 1, concern the 2012.

Across all Zero X model years, owners name the fuel/propulsion system most often (at least 1 complaint).

The component recalled most often on the Zero X is electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery, in 1 model-year listing.

The newest Zero X recall, 12V310000, was reported on July 2, 2012 and concerns the electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery.

Zero X years to avoid

Too few Zero X model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Zero X, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2012210not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Zero X years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Zero X

  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY1
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH1

Zero X model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Zero X recall campaign (2)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Zero X, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
12V310000July 2, 2012electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery2012crash, injury and death254
12V307000June 29, 2012exterior lighting: brake lights: switch2012crash, injury and death450

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Zero X. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

Newest record on this page: October 13, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted