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Zero FX

Every Zero FX model year on file, 2013 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years41 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years142013 to 2026

Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins46Summed across model years

By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 2, 50% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Electrical system leads the Zero FX complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system

Lighting

Engine and cooling

Fuel system

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Zero FX model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Zero FX by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Bulletins
2026	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	1
2025	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	2
2024	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	2
2023	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	3
2022	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	5
2021	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	5
2020	Motorcycle	1	0.0	50	0	5
2019	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	6
2018	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	6
2017	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	6
2016	Motorcycle	1	0.0	50	0	1
2015	Motorcycle	2	50.0	100	1	1
2014	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	1
2013	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	2

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Zero FX

20V-640 Oct 15, 2020
DC-DC converter has an insufficient power output margin to operate the anti-lock braking system (ABS), instruments, lights, indicators, and any…
Electrical system · 64 vehicles
17V-762 Nov 28, 2017
Information on the Vehicle Emission Control Information (VECI) Label may indicate the wrong model year
Equipment · 36 vehicles
16V-610 Aug 22, 2016
Affected motorcycles have a DC-DC converter that may have insufficient output power
Electrical system · 96 vehicles
14V-119 Mar 12, 2014
Due to a possible manufacturing defect, the motor rotor may contact the stator while riding
Engine and cooling · 94 vehicles
13V-635 Dec 18, 2013
Affected motorcycles have controller firmware that, as a result of certain system faults, may shut off power to the motor
Electrical system · 667 vehicles
13V-257 Jun 20, 2013
Manufacturing defect with the sealant material in the battery may allow water to penetrate the battery and contact the cells
Electrical system · 128 vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.