EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Motorcycle Zero Motorcycles “XU, FX, S, DS” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1067/14
Summary
null The motorcycles are equipped with controller firmware which responds to rare signal errors and affects engine control performance. If one of these errors occurs while riding the motorcycle, the controller could inadvertently cause the engine to cut out regardless of engine mode, leading to an accident.
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Product
Motorcycle — Zero Motorcycles
- Brand
- Zero Motorcycles
- Name / model
- XU, FX, S, DS · Type: Z1, Z2 series: XU, FX, S, DS. EU type-approval numbers: e11*2002/24*0506*05, e11*2002/24*0506*07, e11*2002/24*1059*05
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- The vehicles in question were manufactured in 2012 and 2013. Dealers are providing information about the recall under code SV-ZMC R -059.
- Production dates: Unknown
What is the risk?
- null The motorcycles are equipped with controller firmware which responds to rare signal errors and affects engine control performance. If one of these errors occurs while riding the motorcycle, the controller could inadvertently cause the engine to cut out regardless of engine mode, leading to an accident.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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