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Preliminary Evaluation PE08-050: MOTOR SCOOTER STALLING - FUEL

  • Closed

NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Preliminary Evaluation PE08-050 on August 14, 2008 and closed it on November 21, 2008. NHTSA's investigations file lists the 2006–2008 Aprilia Scarabeo 500 for it and links recall 08V-522 to it.

Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file

Key facts

NHTSA number
PE08-050 (also written PE08050)
Investigation type
Preliminary Evaluation The first stage of most defect investigations: NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation gathers basic information about a possible safety defect, including from the manufacturer.
Status
Closed November 21, 2008
Opened
Closed
Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
Aprilia USA, Inc.
Component
Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Recall linked by NHTSA
  • 08V-522: FUEL PUMP/FUEL FILTER/BITRON SPA, reported
Vehicles and equipment
2006–2008 Aprilia Scarabeo 500

NHTSA's summary

As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Preliminary Evaluation PE08-050.

WE OPENED THIS PE AFTER BECOMING AWARE OF ALLEGATIONS THAT MY 2006-2008 APRILIA SCARABEO 500MODEL MOTORSCOOTERS WERE STALLING WHEN THE DOWNSTREAM HOSE FROM THE FUEL PUMP DETERIORATES AND/OR SEPARATES FROM THE PUMP.THIS ISSUE WAS ALSO THE SUBJECT OF NUMEROUS WEB FORUM POSTS.OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH DEALERS INDICATED OTHER SUBJECT VEHICLE OWNERS HAD ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM.SUBSEQUENTLY, PIAGGIO DECIDED TO RECALL THE SUBJECT VEHICLES TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM (08V-522).

WITH THAT RECALL, THIS PE IS CLOSED.

Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation

NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Preliminary Evaluation PE08-050. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to that page's NHTSA investigations section.

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What an NHTSA investigation is

NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) looks into possible safety defects in vehicles and equipment, often after owner complaints. An investigation usually starts as a Preliminary Evaluation, or as a Recall Query when it concerns whether an existing recall covers the right vehicles or fixes the problem, and ODI can upgrade it to a more detailed Engineering Analysis. A Defect Petition asks NHTSA to open an investigation, and Audit and Equipment Queries are administrative investigations into whether companies complied with federal vehicle safety requirements, such as reporting, recall and certification rules.

An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.

To see whether a specific vehicle has an open recall, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Sources

NHTSA's investigation record for PE08-050

Investigation details come from NHTSA's investigations file, which try.vin imports once a day. The investigation types are described from the U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's May 2023 report on NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation, NHTSA's petition rules (49 CFR Parts 552 and 557) and NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation procedures. How try.vin reads NHTSA investigations.