NHTSA campaign 08V306000
PIAGGIO USA, INC. Recall 08V-306: FUEL PUMP/FUEL FILTER/BITRON SPA
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 08V306000 was reported by PIAGGIO USA, INC. on July 9, 2008, with 977 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Aprilia Tuono 1000 R and Aprilia Tuono RSV 1000 for model years 2005–2007. Owners were notified on September 10, 2008, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V306000 (also written 08V-306 or 08V306)
- Filed by
- PIAGGIO USA, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 977 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Fuel Pump
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE08-019 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V306000. 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.
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V306000.
Defect description
PIAGGIO IS RECALLING 977 MY 2005-2007 APRILIA TUONO 100 R AND RSV 1000 MOTORCYCLE MODELS EQUIPPED WITH BITRON SPA FUEL PUMP/FUEL FILTERS. THE FUEL HOSE CONNECTING THE FUEL FILTER TO THE FUEL PUMP/FUEL FILTER MOUNTING FLANGE MAY COME LOOSE. IF THIS FUEL HOSE CONNECTION IS LOOSE, OR HAS BECOME COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED, THEN THERE WILL BE A DROP IN, OR LOSS OF, FUEL PRESSURE TO THE ENGINE.
Safety consequence
A DROP IN, OR LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE TO THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE WOULD STALL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
BITRON WILL SUPPLY DEALERS REPAIR KITS (LENGTH OF FUEL HOSE AND TWO CLAMPS) AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ORIGINAL PARTS ON THE FUEL PUMP/FUEL FILTER COMPONENT FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALLBEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2008. OWNER MAY CONTACT PIAGGIO AT 212-380-4431.
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 08V306000
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.