By year
Owner complaints about ZAP vehicles peaked at 23 in 2014
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2008 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
ZAP
The complete NHTSA record for ZAP vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most ZAP recalls are filed by Qingqi Group Motorcycle, part of Zap.
Owner complaints in the last five years045 on file in all, across 1 models
Recall campaigns40 in five years
Severity index11.1Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations00 service bulletins
Components
Brakes draws the most owner complaints about ZAP vehicles, 67% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Xebra has the most complaints of any ZAP model
Every ZAP model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xebra | 2008 | 44 | 9.1 | 4 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a ZAP product
- 12V-363 Jul 27, 2012
These motorcycles do not conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 122, "Motorcycle Brake Systems." The motorcycles…
Brakes · 691 vehicles - 12V-230 May 21, 2012
These vehicles fail to conform to the braking distance requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 122, "motorcycle brake systems."
Brakes · 627 vehicles - 09V-385 Oct 2, 2009
These motorcycles do not conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 122, "motorcycle brake systems." they do not…
Brakes · 738 vehicles - 09V-177 May 26, 2009
These motorcycles do not conform to the stopping distance requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 122, "motorcycle brake systems."
Brakes · 738 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.