NHTSA campaign 12V363000
ZAP Recall 12V-363: MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR COVER
NHTSA recall 12V363000 was reported by QINGQI GROUP MOTORCYCLE CO., LTD on July 27, 2012, with 691 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the ZAP Xebra for the 2008 model year. Owners were notified on July 24, 2013, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V363000 (also written 12V-363 or 12V363)
- Filed by
- QINGQI GROUP MOTORCYCLE CO., LTD
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 691 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Master Cylinder
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 122
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V363000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
ZAP
ZAP Xebra
- 2008 · Vehicles built January 1, 2008 – December 31, 2008 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V363000.
Defect description
QingQi Group Motorcycle Co. Ltd., through its designated agent ZAP, is recalling all model year 2008 ZAP Xebra motorcycles manufactured from January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2008. These motorcycles do not conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 122, "Motorcycle Brake Systems." The motorcycles were produced without a separate brake fluid reservoir for each brake circuit, with each reservoir filler opening having its own cover, seal, and cover retention device.
Safety consequence
Without a separate reservoir for each brake, having its own cover, seal, and cover retention device, fluid for one brake circuit may move to the other. If this happens, both reservoirs could lose fluid as a result of a fluid leak in one brake circuit and compromise the stopping ability of the braking system, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
ZAP will notify owners and ZAP will install or send each owner a remedy kit to bring the vehicles into compliance. ZAP has not provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact ZAP Customer Service at 1-800-251-4555.
Notes
Customers may contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. This recall supercedes safety recall 09V-385.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V363000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.