Recall · 20V617000
Piaggio Group Americas. recalled 2 models over service brakes, hydraulic
483
Vehicles covered
2
Models
4
Model years
October 6, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- The defect
- Piaggio Group Americas. Inc. (Piaggio) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Vespa GTS 300 and GTV 300 scooters. Improperly galvanized brake pipe terminals can result in excessive front and/or rear brake levers travel during braking.
- What it can cause
- Reduced braking efficiency can lengthen the distance needed to stop the scooter, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Piaggio will notify owners, and dealers will test the O-Ring, replace the brake fluid and bleed the brake system, or replace the brake pipes based on the vehicle's age, free of charge. The recall began October 21, 2020. Owners may contact Piaggio customer service at 1-212-380-4433. Piaggio's number for this recall is PP2ZZQ2003_GTS/GTV.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| PiaggioVespa GTS 300 | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| PiaggioVespa GTV 300 | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 483 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 50% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2020 to 2021, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2020, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Piaggio vehicles have been recalled over the service brakes, hydraulic 5 times before this, most recently in August 2020 as 20V524000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
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 October 6, 2020 as campaign 20V617000. 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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