Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V066000

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Piaggio Group Americas. Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-02-04.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V066000

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Component
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
Manufacturer
Piaggio Group Americas. Inc.
Vehicles affected
2,613
Reported to NHTSA
2015-02-04
Owners notified
2015-03-16

Defect description

Piaggio Group Americas Inc. (Piaggio) is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 Vespa GTS 250, GTV 250, GTS Super 250, 2011 Vespa LX 150, LXV 150, S 150, 2010-2011 Vespa GTS 300, GTV 300, GTS Super 300, 2009-2010 Piaggio MP3 250, BV 250 Tourer, and 2010 BV 300 Tourer motorcycles. Due to a defective fuel pump, the affected motorcycles may stall while being operated or may fail to restart after being shut off for 15-20 minutes.

Safety risk

If the motorcycle stalls, there is an increased risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Piaggio will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began March 16, 2015. Owners may contact Piaggio customer service at 1-212-380-4433.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

23 model years across 12 models.

ModelYears on record
PIAGGIO BV 2502010 2009
PIAGGIO BV 3002010
PIAGGIO MP3 2502010 2009
VESPA GTS 2502010 2009 2008
VESPA GTS 3002011 2010
VESPA GTS Super 2502010 2009 2008
VESPA GTS Super 3002011 2010
VESPA GTV 2502010 2009 2008
VESPA GTV 3002011 2010
VESPA LX 1502011
VESPA LXV 1502011
VESPA S 1502011

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.