538Motorcycles
Held by Zero Motorcycles, Inc. · registered in the United States
WMI 538 names 31 models, more than any of the other two WMIs that decode Zero Motorcycles. Every model in its rules is listed with electricity as the primary fuel. It shares most of its model list with one other code. Its rules start at model year 2010 and have no end year.
Models in the decoding rules, by model year
- DS2010–2027
- MXD2010–2011
- S2010–2027
- XD2010–2011
- XU2010–2013
- XU-LSM2010–2012
- XU-M2010–2012
- DS & DS Police2012–2013
- X2012
- FX2013–2014
- DS/DSP2014–2016
- FXP2014
- S, SR, SP2014
- S/SP2014–2016
- DS, DSP, DSR, DSRP2015–2023
- FX/FXR2015
- FXP/FXRP2015–2016
- S, SR, SP, SRP2015–2018
- FX, FXR, FXS, FXSR2016
- MX/MMX2016–2017
- FX, FXS, FXP2017–2023
- S, SR, SRP2017
- S, SR2019–2022
- DSR Black Forest2020–2023
- SR/F2020–2027
- SR/S2020–2027
- FXE2022–2025
- SR2022–2027
- DSR/X2023–2027
- DSR2024–2027
- FX, FXS2024–2025
Where the rules place assembly
Plant countryUnited States
Plant locations namedScotts Valley
Bodies and power
Body classesMotorcycle - Street, Motorcycle - Dual-sport, Dirt bike
Primary fuelsElectric
Codes with largely the same models
These codes have no page of their own: at least half of the models in their rules also appear under 538. The last column counts the shared models.
| Code | Holder | Vehicle type | Model years | Shared models |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A4Z | Zero Motorcycles, Inc. | motorcycles | 2010–open | 19 of 21 |
Compared with the closest code, PAG
PAG is held by Integrated Micro-Electronics, Inc. Measured by the overlap of the two model lists, it is the code closest to 538 apart from those listed above.
Models in both9
Only under 538MXD, XD, XU, XU-LSM, XU-M, DS & DS Police, X, FX, DS/DSP, FXP, S, SR, SP, S/SP, DS, DSP, DSR, DSRP, FX/FXR, FXP/FXRP, S, SR, SP, SRP, FX, FXR, FXS, FXSR, MX/MMX, FX, FXS, FXP, S, SR, SRP, S, SR, DSR Black Forest
Model years538: 2010–open · PAG: 2023–open
Plant countries only for 538United States
Plant countries only for PAGPhilippines
Body classes only for 538Dirt bike
Zero Motorcycles under other holders
Models named in each code's rules
Other codes starting with 53
- 530Trail One, trailer
- 531name not shown, trailer
- 532Trailer Baron of S.C., trailer
- 533H&H Trailers, trailer
- 534S C Trailers, trailer
- 535Sure-Load Trailers, trailer
- 536Ranger Trailers, trailer
- 537Azure Dynamics, truck
- 53AExtreme Warrior Rvs of Idaho, trailer
- 53BLgs Industries, trailer
- 53FCovered Wagon Trailers Llc., trailer
- 53GCoda Automotive, passenger car
- 53JAvera Motors, passenger car
- 53MHull Porter Trailers, trailer
- 53NDiamond Cargo, trailer
- 53PPace American, trailer
6 more on the list for 5.
Source: NHTSA vPIC, October 2026 release (database updated October 17, 2026). How the figures are counted: How the catalog is read.