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.Read more
Consequence
If the motorcycle stalls, there is an increased risk of a crash.
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.
2,613 vehicles affected
Manufacturer: Piaggio Group Americas. Inc.
Complaint Statistics
7 total complaints
Top Reported Components
Component
Complaints
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
4
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINESep 9, 2011
Incident date: Jul 6, 2011
MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF FUEL PUMP/ELECTRICAL FAILURE. DEALER REPLACES PART ONLY TO HAVE THE NEW PART FAIL, RESULTING IN THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WHILE ACCELERATING. HAS LEFT ME STRANDED ON EXTREMELY BUSY ROADWAYS. SCOOTER HAS LESS THAN 70 MILES ON IT. SEEMS TO RUN 'HOT' AS BLOWER FAN IS CONSTANTLY RU... NNING. *TRRead more
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGSep 9, 2011
Incident date: Jul 6, 2011
MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF FUEL PUMP/ELECTRICAL FAILURE. DEALER REPLACES PART ONLY TO HAVE THE NEW PART FAIL, RESULTING IN THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WHILE ACCELERATING. HAS LEFT ME STRANDED ON EXTREMELY BUSY ROADWAYS. SCOOTER HAS LESS THAN 70 MILES ON IT. SEEMS TO RUN 'HOT' AS BLOWER FAN IS CONSTANTLY RU... NNING. *TRRead more
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMSep 9, 2011
Incident date: Jul 6, 2011
MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF FUEL PUMP/ELECTRICAL FAILURE. DEALER REPLACES PART ONLY TO HAVE THE NEW PART FAIL, RESULTING IN THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WHILE ACCELERATING. HAS LEFT ME STRANDED ON EXTREMELY BUSY ROADWAYS. SCOOTER HAS LESS THAN 70 MILES ON IT. SEEMS TO RUN 'HOT' AS BLOWER FAN IS CONSTANTLY RU... NNING. *TRRead more
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINENov 17, 2010
Incident date: Nov 14, 2010
MY 2009 VESPA 250 GTV IE HAS 5000 MILES ON IT. IN THE PAST 1000 MILES THE SCOOTER HAS FAILED TO RESTART ON FIVE OCCASIONS AFTER IT HAD BEEN DRIVEN 40-50 MILES. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION IT WOULD NOT RESTART FOR ALMOST EXACTLY ONE HOUR. THEN IT STARTED RIGHT UP. THE FIRST FOUR TIMES IT OCCURR... ED IT WAS VERY INCONVENIENT. THE LAST TIME IT WAS SCARY. THE SCOOTER STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART AND I WAS STRANDED FOR 1 HOUR IN THE DARK IN A RURAL AREA WITH NO LIGHTING 20 MILES FROM HOME WAITING FOR A TOW-TRUCK TO RESPOND. THE SCOOTER IS NOW IN FOR REPAIR. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT PIAGGIO HAS TOLD HIM TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP "THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT." I'M EXPECTING A $400 BILL PLUS THE COST OF TWO TOW JOBS. SEEMS LIKE A RECALL IS IN ORDER. *TRRead more
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHEROct 19, 2010
Incident date: Sep 27, 2010
4,000 MILES OF NO-WORRY RIDING, THEN ONE MORNING THE ENGINE WILL NOT STAY RUNNING. A $75 TOW TO THE SHOP AND A $500 REPAIR BILL. *TR
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINESep 30, 2010
Incident date: Sep 25, 2010
FUEL PUMP THAT IS LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK OVERHEATS AND SHUTS OFF. THIS HAPPENS MOST TIMES ON A TRIP THAT IS OVER 30 MILES. I UNDERSTAND FROM THE DEALER THAT HE IS TRYING TO GET THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. HAVE NOT GOT A FIRM COMMITMENT YET. I AM VERY CONCERNED HAVING AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT IN THE... FUEL TANK THAT MALFUNCTIONS. *TRRead more
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEAug 11, 2010
Incident date: Jul 15, 2010
FAILED FUEL PUMP AND FUEL INJECTOR ON VESPA MODEL GTS250. ONLY ABLE TO REPAIR PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME EXACT PART, DESTINED TO FAIL AGAIN. VESPA AND DEALER KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM AT TIME OF PURCHASE AND DELIBERATELY DID NOT MENTION IT TO ME. SCOOTER IS ONLY 1 YR. OLD WITH LESS THAN 1K MILES. ... VESPA DOES NOT EVEN SELL THESE ANYMORE DUE TO THIS DEFECT. *TRRead more
VESPA GTV 250 — All Years Overview
Complete safety history for the VESPA GTV 250 across all model years (2008–2010).
3Total Recalls
9Total Complaints
0Investigations
0Reported Crashes
0Reported Fires
0Reported Deaths
VESPA GTV 250 — Year by Year
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