Recall · 20V524000
Piaggio Group Americas. recalled the PIAGGIO MP3 500 over service brakes, hydraulic
123
Vehicles covered
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Model
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Model years
August 28, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- The defect
- Piaggio Group Americas, Inc. (Piaggio) is recalling certain 2019-2020 MP3 500 motorcycles. The brake lines may have been improperly galvanized, allowing hydrogen to be released into the brake fluid.
- What it can cause
- Hydrogen in the braking system can reduce the brake lever's ability to activate the brakes, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Piaggio will notify owners, and dealers will perform a complete brake system flush, free of charge. The recall began September 10, 2020. Owners may contact Piaggio customer service at 1-212-380-4433. Piaggio's number for this recall is PP2ZZQ1904_MP3.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| PiaggioMP3 500 | 2019 to 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 123 vehicles this is a small campaign: 67% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2019 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Piaggio vehicles have been recalled over the service brakes, hydraulic 4 times before this, most recently in November 2019 as 19V826000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry one other recall published here: 22V217000 (service brakes, hydraulic).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Piaggio Group Americas. Inc. with NHTSA on August 28, 2020 as campaign 20V524000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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