{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Zero recall 12V455: Model Year 2012 S and DS Motorcycles",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v455/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V455 (Zero): A loss of power could lead to a crash and potential injury or death of the rider.",
  "excerpt": "Zero Zero Ds, Zero Zero S, model year 2012. Filed by Zero Motorcycles Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 17 September 2012. 315 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Zero Motorcycles, Inc. (Zero Motorcycles) is recalling certain model year 2012 S and DS motorcycles. These motorcycles are equipped with a motor encoder position signal that may drift over the extended use of the motorcycle. If the signal drifts outside of the given parameters, the motor controller may shut off, … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A loss of power could lead to a crash and potential injury or death of the rider.” 12V455 ZERO MOTORCYCLES INC. Equipment:Electrical 17 September 2012 2012-2012 ZERO ZERO DS, ZERO ZERO S A loss of power could lead to a crash and potential injury or death of the rider. Zero Motorcycles will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the motorcycle's motor controller free of charge. The safety recall began on September 28, 2012. Owners may contact Zero Motorcycles, Inc. at 1-888-786-9376. This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether i",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:46:53+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:16:14+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Zero recall 12V455: Model Year 2012 S and DS Motorcycles\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v455/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}