Injuries

Motorcycle

Zero Motorcycles
Case number
A12/1067/14
Category
Motor vehicles
Type / Model
Type: Z1, Z2 series: XU, FX, S, DS. EU type-approval numbers: e11*2002/24*0506*05, e11*2002/24*0506*07, e11*2002/24*1059*05
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇩🇪 Germany
Country of origin
🇺🇸 United States
Published
2014-07-11

⚠️ Risk

null The motorcycles are equipped with controller firmware which responds to rare signal errors and affects engine control performance. If one of these errors occurs while riding the motorcycle, the controller could inadvertently cause the engine to cut out regardless of engine mode, leading to an accident.

Measures

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: Unknown

The vehicles in question were manufactured in 2012 and 2013. Dealers are providing information about the recall under code SV-ZMC R -059.