Manufacturer profile

Zero Motorcycles

Zero Motorcycles has filed 14 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 2016, covering 2,199 vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.

Campaigns filed in 2026 to date1Ranked 65 of 202 manufacturers by campaigns in 2025
Vehicles affected1182026 to date
Campaigns on file142016 to 2026
Do-not-drive or park-outside0Campaigns with an advisory

Filed under the name "Zero Motorcycles Inc.".

Campaigns per year

Zero Motorcycles has averaged 1 campaigns a year since 2021, below its 2017 peak of 3

Zero Motorcycles recall campaigns by report date, 2016 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

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Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file. The lighter column is a partial year.
Components

Brakes are Zero Motorcycles's most recalled component since 2016

Zero Motorcycles campaigns by primary component, 2016 to 2026.

Brakes
6
Electrical system
4
Equipment
2
Lighting
2
Source: NHTSA ODI. Each campaign counted once.
Remedy type

Zero Motorcycles relies on software fixes more than the industry: 33% of its 2025 campaigns

Share of campaigns remedied by a software update, Zero Motorcycles against all manufacturers, by year.

Zero MotorcyclesAll manufacturers
020%40%2016201820202022202420260%18%
Source: NHTSA ODI remedy descriptions, classified by rule (see Methodology).
Model years covered

Model year 2024 is covered by the most Zero Motorcycles campaigns, 3

Zero Motorcycles campaigns covering each model year, last fifteen model years. A campaign counts once for each year it covers.

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Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Latest campaigns

The latest Zero Motorcycles filings

The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.

Latest Zero Motorcycles campaigns
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
26V-048Jan 28, 2026Front brake hose may be twisted and become damaged, which can cause a brake fluid leak and a loss of brake pressureBrakes118Part replacement
25V-834Dec 2, 2025Motor controller may have been built with incorrect fasteners, causing higher resistance at the busbar joint and a loss of drive powerElectrical system7Part replacement
25V-587Sep 9, 2025Improperly routed key switch signal wires may break, causing a loss of drive powerElectrical system319Software update
25V-459Jul 11, 2025Front brake hose may be twisted and become damaged, which can cause a brake fluid leak and a loss of brake pressureBrakes44Part replacement
23E-074Oct 3, 2023Included installation instructions are incorrect and if followed, may lead to eventual dislocation of the motor shaft magnet while ridingEquipment306Repair or modification
22V-403Jun 8, 2022Incorrect front brake caliper bolts may have been installed and could damage the mounting threads on the fork, causing the caliper to loosenBrakes23Part replacement
21V-940Dec 3, 2021Incorrect rear brake pads were installedBrakes45Part replacement
21V-795Oct 13, 2021Rear rotor bolts were insufficiently tightenedBrakes411Part replacement
20V-704Nov 13, 2020Front brake switch can fail from water getting into the switchLighting659Part replacement
20V-640Oct 15, 2020DC-DC converter has an insufficient power output margin to operate the anti-lock braking system (ABS), instruments, lights, indicators, and any…Electrical system64Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Largest campaigns

Zero Motorcycles's five largest campaigns on file

Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.

  1. 2020 Front brake switch can fail from water…0.00M
  2. 2021 Rear rotor bolts were insufficiently tightened0.00M
  3. 2025 Improperly routed key switch signal wires…0.00M
  4. 2023 Included installation instructions are…0.00M
  5. 2026 Front brake hose may be twisted and become…0.00M
Source: NHTSA ODI.