- Vehicles
- 2,613
- Built between
- Mar 2008 – Oct 2010
- Models
- 12
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 16 March 2015
- Repaired
- 75%
- Unrepaired
- 170
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2008 and October 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2009-2010 Piaggio BV 250Built June 2008 to October 2010
- 2010 Piaggio BV 300Built July 2009 to July 2009
- 2009-2010 Piaggio MP3 250Built July 2008 to April 2009
- 2008-2010 Vespa GTS 250Built March 2008 to May 2010
- 2010-2011 Vespa GTS 300Built January 2009 to July 2010
- 2008-2010 Vespa GTS Super 250Built March 2008 to May 2010
- 2010-2011 Vespa GTS Super 300Built January 2009 to July 2010
- 2008-2010 Vespa GTV 250Built March 2008 to May 2010
- 2010-2011 Vespa GTV 300Built January 2009 to July 2010
- 2011 Vespa LX 150Built January 2010 to July 2010
- 2011 Vespa LXV 150Built January 2010 to July 2010
- 2011 Vespa S 150Built January 2010 to July 2010
Repair progress
170 of 2,613 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2016.
75% repaired — 1,963 of 2,613 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 480
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
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.
What could happen
If the motorcycle stalls, there is an increased risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Piaggio will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began March 16, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2008 to October 2010
- Recall reported to NHTSA4 February 2015
- Owners notified16 March 2015
- Latest repair reportQ3 2016 — 75% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 4 February 2015.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Piaggio customer service at 1-212-380-4433.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Piaggio Group Americas. Inc.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.