Piaggio Group Americas. Inc.: Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Piaggio Group Americas. Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 4, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,613. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
If the motorcycle stalls, there is an increased risk of a crash.
The 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.
23 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Vespa GTS 300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Vespa GTS Super 300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Vespa GTV 300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Vespa LX150 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Vespa LXV 150 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Vespa S 150 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Piaggio BV 250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Piaggio BV 300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Piaggio MP3 250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Vespa GTS 250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Vespa GTS 300 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Vespa GTS Super 250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Vespa GTS Super 300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Vespa GTV 250 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Vespa GTV 300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Piaggio BV 250 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Piaggio MP3 250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Vespa GTS 250 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Vespa GTS Super 250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Vespa GTV 250 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Vespa GTS 250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Vespa GTS Super 250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Vespa GTV 250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 15V066000.
Full record for the 2011 Vespa GTS 300 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →