NHTSA recall 09V035000

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Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	09V035000
Manufacturer	PIAGGIO USA, INC.
Reported	2009-01-30
Owners notified	2009-06-19
Component	VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
Units potentially affected	458

What is wrong

PIAGGIO IS RECALLING 458 MY 2008-2009 APRILIA SCARABEO 200 MOTORCYCLES. THESE MOTORCYCLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 205 "GLAZING MATERIALS." THE INCORRECT DOT STANDARD EQUIPMENT HANDLEBAR MOUNTED WINDSHIELD THAT WAS PROVIDED WAS INSTALLED. BOTH DOT AND EURO SPECIFICATIONS WERE SENT FOR INSTALLATION.

What can happen

THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.

The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD COMPONENT ACCORDING TO DOT SPECIFICATIONS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 19, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PIAGGIO AT1-212-380-4418.

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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Vehicles this campaign lists
2008 APRILIA SCARABEO 200	Built 2008-02-05 to 2008-09-04.
2009 APRILIA SCARABEO 200	Built 2008-02-05 to 2008-09-04.

A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
TSB-2009-008	2009-08-14. Service bulletin. APRILIA (PIAGGIO USA) MOTORCYCLE: MOTORCYCLES WERE SHIPPED WITHOUT THE STANDARD EQUIPMENT WINDSHIELD. WINDSHIELDS WERE SHIPPED TO DEALERS SEPARATELY BASED ON INDIVIDUAL VINS AS WHOLESALED TO EACH DEALER. THE WINDSHIELDS FOR THIS PURPOSE CONTAINED EUROPEAN SPECIFICATION WINDSHIELDS, NOT THE CORRECT DOT APPROVED VERSION. *PE