2008 Zap Xebra
Safety Score
76
Safe
Recalls
4
Complaints
44
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (4)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-27 | 12V363000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | 691 | — | Details |
| 2012-05-21 | 12V230000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 627 | — | Details |
| 2009-10-02 | 09V385000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | 738 | — | Details |
| 2009-05-26 | 09V177000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 738 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | HELLO, I'M WRITING ABOUT THE COURT DECREE ON 7/16/13 SIGNED MY JUDGE ROSEMARY COLLYER. ZAP IS SUPPOSED TO REPORT TO NHT… |
| 2014-03-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AS WITH EVERYONE ELSE HERE. I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY MONEY OR RESPONSE FROM ZAP JONWAY. I CALLED THE NHTSA TO SEE WHAT T… |
| 2014-02-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THIS INFO MAY BE GOING TO THE WRONG PLACE, BUT AFTER READING SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THE '08 ZEBRA, I JUST NOW FOUND … |
| 2014-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE 2008 ZAP RECALL WAS NOT HONORED BY THE ZAP-JONWAY COMPANY. IT WAS TO BE PICKED UP BY 12/31/2013. THAT DID NOT HAPPE… |
| 2014-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ZAP WAS SUPPOSED TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE AND PAY ME AFTER FAILURE TO HONOR A BRAKE RECALL. ORIGINAL PICKUP WAS SUPPOSED T… |
| 2014-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | FAILURE OF ZAP TO COMPLY WITH NHTSA RECALL ORDER. *TR |
| 2014-01-31 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ZAP IS UNDER ORDER TO REPURCHASE THESE VEHICLES FOR THE PALTRY SUM OF $3100.00. THIS WAS TO HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY 12/… |
| 2014-01-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | QINGQI GROUP MOTORCYCLE CO., LTD RECALLED OF THE 2008 ZAP XEBRA VEHICLE. I COMPLETED ALL THE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED IN CER… |
| 2014-01-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | HERE WE ARE, JANUARY 2, 2014 AND NOTHING FROM ZAP REGARDING THE UNSAFE VEHICLES THAT ZAP HAS A COURT ORDER TO BUY BACK … |
| 2014-01-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE WAS PART OF A FORCED RECALL BY NHTSA. ZAP WAS SUPPOSED TO BUY BACK THESE VEHICLES AND HAUL THEM OFF TO BE… |
| 2014-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | 2008 ZAP XEBRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL / RE-PURCHASE PROGRAM FOR MOTORCYCLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED … |
| 2014-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I AM THE OWNER OF A 2008 ZAP XEBRA. ZAP HAD AGREED TO BUY BACK ALL 2008 VEHICLES BY DECEMBER 31ST 2013 BECAUSE OF A LON… |
| 2013-12-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE VEHICLE BUY BACK PROGRAM WHICH WAS ORDERED BY THE NHTSA TO BUY BACK THE VEHICLE FOR $3… |
| 2013-12-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AS WITH OTHERS THAT HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS, I WAS NOTIFIED BY ZAP THAT MY VEHICLE WAS ELIGIBLE FOR A RECALL DUE TO INCUR… |
| 2013-12-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AROUND AUGUST 12, 2013 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ZAP INFORMING ME THAT MY VEHICLE COULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR A VEHICLE BUYBAC… |
| 2013-12-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ON SEPT. 12, 2013 I RECEIVED, BY CERTIFIED MAIL, A LETTER FROM ZAP MANAGEMENT CONFIRMING THAT ARRANGEMENTS WOULD BE MAD… |
| 2013-11-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ON JULY 26, 2013, I RECEIVED, BY CERTIFIED MAIL, THE OFFICIAL ZAP RECALL NOTICE FOR THE 2008 PK. I COMPLETED THE REQUE… |
| 2013-11-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ZAP XEBRA PICKUP THAT I OWN ON 11/4/2013. AS PER AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ZAP AND THE NA… |
| 2013-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | 2008 ZAP XEBRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NOT RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE AND UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DE… |
| 2013-10-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY XEBRA WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE CENTER AREA OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO BE EXTINGUISH… |
| 2013-08-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I AGREE WITH OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINTS. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WERE ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL, BUT HAVE HEARD NOTHING TOO. … |
| 2013-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TRUCK WAS RECALLED BUT HAVE NOT HEARD FROM COMPANY. *TR |
| 2013-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT IN THIS VEHICLE; HOWEVER, I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RECALL PROVISION AS THE PAYMENT FOR TH… |
| 2013-07-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ZAP XEBRA MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN I… |
| 2013-07-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ON JULY 24TH, 2013, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V363000. I SUBMITTED THE REQUESTED PAPERWOR… |
| 2013-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2008 ZAP XEBRA FROM A DEALER ON 2/5/13. AFTER COMPLETING ALL THE PAPERWORK I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A RE… |
| 2013-04-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | IN OCTOBER OF 2012 I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM ZAP ABOUT THE RECALLS DUE TO THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE. THAT WAS THE FIRS… |
| 2013-02-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | DRIVING SLOWLY DOWN HILL, I SWERVED, BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE TIPPED OVER. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL AND THAT ZAP IS … |
| 2013-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 2/5/13. I WAS INFORMED AFTER COMPLETING ALL THE PAPERWORK THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS … |
| 2012-12-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS NOTIFIED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR A BRAKE ISSUE. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY ZA… |
| 2012-10-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN SENT A RECALL NOTICE AND HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT EVERYONE WHO HAS AN EXTENSION. I HAVE SPOKEN TO A MIKE RING… |
| 2012-10-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | RECEIVED NOTICE ~ OCT 8, '12 FROM ZAP RE: VEHICLE'S FAILURE TO MEET BRAKE SYSTEM & STOPPING DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS. IT S… |
| 2012-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | YOUR RECALL OF MY VEHICLE CAUSED MY INSURANCE AND REGISTRATION TO BE CANCELED ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2013. AFTER MY ZAP FAI… |
| 2012-07-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | LIKE MANY OTHERS WHOSE COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ON THIS WEBSITE, I AM A VICTIM OF ZAP'S NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITION… |
| 2012-07-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE IS ALREADY RECALLED, MY VEHICLE SUFFERED A COMPLETE LOSS OR BRAKE SYSTEMS AND FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO BE S… |
| 2012-07-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY COMPLAINT IS WITH THE UTTER DISREGARD THAT THE ZAP CORPORATION HAS TREATED ISSUES AFFECTING THIS LITTLE VEHICLE; COM… |
| 2012-06-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | A BRASS FITTING IN THE BRAKE LINE SHEARED APART WHILE I WAS DRIVING, CAUSING ALL THE BRAKE FLUID TO DRAIN OUT. THIS LEF… |
| 2012-03-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE ZAP COMPANY HAS NOT PICKED UP VEHICLE THE GOV.'T HAS NO TEETH IN ENFORCING THE BUYBACK WHICH ZAP SAID IT WOULD DO… |
| 2012-01-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | DRIVING ACROSS THE CENTER LANE OF A FIVE LANE HIGHWAY, I WAS HIT BY A CAR TRAVELING IN THE CENTER LANE. I WAS UNABLE T… |
| 2010-03-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ZAP XEBRA MOTORCYCLE. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V177000 (SERVICE … |
| 2009-10-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ZAP XEBRA MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V385… |
| 2009-09-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/RECALLS/RESULTS.CFM?RCL_ID=09V177000&SEARCHTYPE=QUICKSEARCH&SUMMARY=TRUE&REFURL=RSS COM… |
| 2009-03-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | Yes | 1 | THERE IS WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE A DESIGN FLAW IN THE NEWER SUNL VIP MOTOR SCOOTERS. THE ORIENTATION OF THE THROTTLE CAM… |
| 1901-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | PETITION FOR DETERMINATION OF INCONSEQUENTIAL NONCOMPLIANCE FOR ALL 2008 MODEL YEAR XEBRA VEHICLES FOR FMVSS NO. 122 MO… |