NHTSA campaign 08V522000
PIAGGIO USA, INC. Recall 08V-522: FUEL PUMP/FUEL FILTER/BITRON SPA
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 08V522000 was reported by PIAGGIO USA, INC. on October 7, 2008, with 850 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Aprilia Scarabeo 500 for model years 2006–2008. Owners were notified on April 3, 2009, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V522000 (also written 08V-522 or 08V522)
- Filed by
- PIAGGIO USA, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 850 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE08-050 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V522000. 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 Scarabeo 500
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V522000.
Defect description
PIAGGIO IS RECALLING 850 MY 2006-2008 APRILIA SCARABEO 500 MOTORCYCLES 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 CONNECTION IS LOOSE, OR HAS BECOME COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED, THERE WILL BE A DROP, OR LOSS OF, FUEL PRESSURE TO THE ENGINE.
Safety consequence
A DROP OR LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE TO THE ENGINE COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL HOSE CLAMPS TO SECURE THE EXISTING FUEL HOSE AT BOTH ENDS TO THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PIAGGIO/APRILIA AT 1-212-380-4431.
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 08V522000
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.