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NHTSA campaign 08V148000

PIAGGIO USA, INC. Recall 08V-148: BRAKE LINE LEAK

NHTSA recall 08V148000 was reported by PIAGGIO USA, INC. on March 26, 2008, with 329 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Aprilia Tuono 1000 R for model years 2007–2008. Owners were notified on May 20, 2008, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
08V148000 (also written 08V-148 or 08V148)
Filed by
PIAGGIO USA, INC.
Report received
Potentially affected
329 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V148000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Aprilia

  • Aprilia Tuono 1000 R

    • 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built May 17, 2007 – November 1, 2007 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V148000.

Defect description

PIAGGIO IS RECALLING 329 MY 2007-2008 APRILIA TUONO 1000 R MOTORCYCLES. A LEAK CAN OCCUR THE FRONT BRAKE HYDRAULIC LINE.

Safety consequence

THIS CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE AT THE FRONT BRAKES, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

THE FRONT BRAKE LINE WILL BE REPLACED ON ALL AFFECTED MOTORCYCLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 20, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PIAGGIO AT 1-212-380-4400, OPTION #4.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 08V148000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.