Zap Xebra, model year 2008. Filed by Qingqi Group Motorcycle Co., Ltd and reported to NHTSA on 21 May 2012. 627 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Qingqi group motorcycle co, ltd, through its designated agent, zap usa, is recalling certain model year 2008 zap xebra all electric motorcycles manufactured from january 1, 2008, through december 31, 2008. these vehicles fail to conform to the braking distance requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. …
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.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “THESE VEHICLES TAKE LONGER DISTANCES TO STOP, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 12V230 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | QINGQI GROUP MOTORCYCLE CO., LTD |
| System at fault | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Reported to NHTSA | 21 May 2012 |
| Model years | 2008-2008 |
| Vehicles named | ZAP XEBRA |
What the notice says today
The consequence
THESE VEHICLES TAKE LONGER DISTANCES TO STOP, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
ZAP, THE DESIGNATED AGENT OF QINGQI GROUP MOTORCYCLE CO, LTD, WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND ZAP DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 8, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ZAP AT 1-707-525-8658.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 583 notices in the record whose component field names service brakes, hydraulic. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 37 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 12V230, wording as read on 8 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v230/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
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e2ae55d8 - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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