NHTSA recall 08V522000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 08V522000 |
| Manufacturer | PIAGGIO USA, INC. |
| Reported | 2008-10-07 |
| Owners notified | 2009-04-03 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY |
| Units potentially affected | 850 |
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
A DROP OR LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE TO THE ENGINE COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The 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.
| 2006 APRILIA SCARABEO 500 | Built from 2006-02-01. |
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| 2007 APRILIA SCARABEO 500 | Built 2007-03-14 to 2007-06-19. |
| 2008 APRILIA SCARABEO 500 | Built 2007-09-13 to 2007-10-30. |
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Investigated as PE08050
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE08050 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2008-08-14, closed 2008-11-21. MOTOR SCOOTER STALLING - FUEL. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| SB-08V522 | 2009-07-15. Service bulletin. APRILIA SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. VEHICLES MAY BE AFFECTED BY AN IMPROPERLY FASTENED FUEL HOSE, LOCATED BETWEEN THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL FILTER. A LOOSE CONNECTION AT THIS POINT COULD CAUSE A DROP IN, OR LOSS OF, FUEL PRESSURE TO THE ENGINE. CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED . *PE |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.