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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Piaggio BV 250 | 2009, 2010 |
| Piaggio BV 300 | 2010 |
| Piaggio MP3 250 | 2009, 2010 |
| Vespa GTS 250 | 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Vespa GTS 300 | 2010, 2011 |
| Vespa GTS Super 250 | 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Vespa GTS Super 300 | 2010, 2011 |
| Vespa GTV 250 | 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Vespa GTV 300 | 2010, 2011 |
| Vespa LX 150 | 2011 |
| Vespa LXV 150 | 2011 |
| Vespa S 150 | 2011 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piaggio BV 250 | 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| Piaggio BV 250 | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Piaggio BV 300 | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Piaggio MP3 250 | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Piaggio MP3 250 | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Vespa GTS 250 | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Vespa GTS 250 | 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| Vespa GTS 250 | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Vespa GTS 300 | 2010 | 3 | 1 |
| Vespa GTS 300 | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Vespa GTS Super 250 | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Vespa GTS Super 250 | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Vespa GTS Super 250 | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Vespa GTS Super 300 | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Vespa GTS Super 300 | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Vespa GTV 250 | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Vespa GTV 250 | 2009 | 5 | 1 |
| Vespa GTV 250 | 2010 | 2 | 1 |
| Vespa GTV 300 | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Vespa GTV 300 | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Vespa LX 150 | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Vespa LXV 150 | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Vespa S 150 | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 2015
31 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; Piaggio Group Americas. Inc. filed 16 campaigns in all.
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| 15V849000 18 Dec 2015 | Maserati North America, Inc. |
| 15V812000 2 Dec 2015 | Ford Motor Company |
| 15V811000 1 Dec 2015 | Ferrari North America, Inc. |
| 15V793000 24 Nov 2015 | Ford Motor Company |
| 15V792000 24 Nov 2015 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 15V717000 30 Oct 2015 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| 15V712000 27 Oct 2015 | Ford Motor Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015