It looks like Piaggio is recalling around 2,613 scooters for fuel pump problems. This issue is also affecting the Vespa brand as several models suffered from the same defective pump.
This basically manifest by the swelling of the impeller in the fuel pump. As a result this can cause engine stalling or engine starting and restarting problems.
The models that have been recalled are as such:
2009-2010 Piaggio BV250
2010 Piaggio BV350
2009-2010 Piaggio MP3 250
2008-2010 Vespa GTS 250
2010-2011 Vespa GTS 300
2008-2010 Vespa GTS Super 250
2010-2011 Vespa GTS Super 300
2008-2010 Vespa GTV 250
2010-2011 Vespa GTV 300
2011 Vespa LX 150
2011 Vespa LXV 150
2011 Vespa S 150
After several notifications and investigations, in September2014 the Italian manufacturer decided to call back the affected Piaggio and Vespa models. The fuel pumps not working in the normal parameters will be replaced with new ones, Piaggio claimed. It’s good that customer care is something you can rely on for Vespa and Piaggio as many manufacturers worldwide decide to name their bugs as features sadly.