Zero Ds, Zero Dsp, Zero Fx, Zero S, Zero Xu, Zero Zero Ds, model years 2012 to 2013. Filed by Zero Motorcycles Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 18 December 2013. 667 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Zero Motorcycles Inc. (Zero) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 XU, S, DS, and model year 2013 FX motorcycles. The affected motorcycles have controller firmware that, as a result of certain system faults, may shut off power to the motor.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 13V635 cover?
- Zero DS, Zero DSP, Zero FX, Zero S, Zero Xu, Zero Zero DS, Zero Zero S, Zero Zero Xu, model years 2012-2013.
- What is wrong with them?
- Zero Motorcycles Inc. (Zero) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 XU, S, DS, and model year 2013 FX motorcycles. The affected motorcycles have controller firmware that, as a result of certain system faults, may shut off power to the motor.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A sudden loss of power to the motor may increase the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Zero will notify owners, and dealers will update the controller firmware, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in mid-January 2014. Owners may contact Zero at 1-888-786-9376.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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 sudden loss of power to the motor may increase the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 13V635 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Zero Motorcycles Inc. |
| System at fault | Electrical System:Software |
| Reported to NHTSA | 18 December 2013 |
| Model years | 2012-2013 |
| Vehicles named | ZERO DS, ZERO DSP, ZERO FX, ZERO S, ZERO XU, ZERO ZERO DS, ZERO ZERO S, ZERO ZERO XU |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A sudden loss of power to the motor may increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Zero will notify owners, and dealers will update the controller firmware, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in mid-January 2014. Owners may contact Zero at 1-888-786-9376.
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 1,836 notices in the record whose component field names electrical system. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 41 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Zero DS recalls: 12 US campaigns
- Zero FX recalls: 6 US campaigns
- Zero S recalls: 10 US campaigns
- Zero Xu recalls: 3 US campaigns
- Zero Zero DS recalls: 6 US campaigns
- Zero Zero S recalls: 6 US campaigns
- Zero Zero Xu recalls: 3 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 13V635, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v635/
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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Other Zero notices we hold
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- 25V834: 2023 DSR/X motorcycles
- 25V587: 2023-2024 DSR/X, 2024 DS, DSR, and DSRP motorcycles
- 25V459: 2024 DSR/X, DS, DSR, and DSRP motorcycles
- 23E074: accessory chain kits, with part numbers 10-08127 and 10-08140
- 22V403: 2022 SR and SR/F motorcycles
- 21V940: 2022 SR, SR/F, and SR/S motorcycles
- 21V795: 2020 SR/F motorcycles
All 18 Zero campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 13V635 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
bb7f58a3 - Consequence
f32b1ba1 - 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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