2008 Piaggio BV 500: complaints, problems and recalls
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
0 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
Not available median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2008 model year. Data updated: . 0 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.
Most common problems
No owner complaints are recorded for this selection. A complaint can name multiple components.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
No usable records for this chart.
| Category | Count |
|---|
No records.
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 0 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 0 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 0 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 0 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 0 |
| 150,000 and above | 0 |
Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
No usable failure mileage is recorded. 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
No usable records for this chart.
| Category | Count |
|---|
No records.
Pattern summary
There is not enough complaint evidence to summarize patterns.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Examples from the source records
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Recall history
1 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.
09V188000 · Fuel System, Other:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings
Reported: 2009-06-02 (June 2, 2009)
PIAGGIO IS RECALLING 2,428 MY 2006-2008 BV 500 AND MY 2005-2007 X9 500 SCOOTERS. THE FUEL HOSE CONNECTING THE FUEL FILTER TO THE FUEL PUMP MAY COME LOOSE. IF THIS FUEL HOSE CONNECTION IS LOOSE, OR HAS BECOME COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED, THEN THERE WILL BE A DROP IN, OR LOSS OF, FUEL PRESSURE TO THE ENGINE.
Consequence: LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE AND ENGINE STALLING WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. A FUEL LEAK CAN ALSO RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LENGTH OF FUEL HOSE CONNECTING THE FUEL PUMP TO THE FUEL FILTER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 3, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PIAGGIO AT 1-212-380-4400.
NHTSA campaign record ↗Vehicle analysis explorer
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
0 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
| Component | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 125.0%ODI 10191882 · 6,149 miMY 2006 VESPA 200GT ENGINE BLEW UP LAST MONTH WHILE CRUISING ON THE FREEWAY, IT APPEARS THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OR SOMETHING IN WHICH OIL SPLATTERED EVERYWHERE. I AM JUST BEGINNING TO COOL OFF A WHOLE MONTH LATER I AND WAS WONDERING IF YOU HAVE HAD SIMILAR REPORTS SINCE WARRANTY IS UP BY SIX MONTH AND THE BIKE IS ONLY A YEAR AND HALF. I HAD JUST ABOUT 6K. PLEASE NOTE THE ENGINE IS COMPLETELY STOCK, AND NO PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS WERE EVER MADE TO MY BIKE. THE REASON I STATE THIS WAS BECAUSE THE GUY AT THE SHOP WHERE I PUSHED THE BIKE INTO A… | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 150.0%ODI 10383362 · 9,450 miPIAGGIO BV500 THROTTLE CABLE FREEZES WHEN TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 30 DEGREES. THE CABLE MAY GET STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION(FULL OR PARTIAL SPEED) WHILE MOVING SHORTLY AFTER MOVING THE BIKE. I HAVE WAITED 15-20 MINUTES FOR THE CABLE TO DEFROST AS IT IS ABOVE THE RADIATOR, AND DRIVEN A FEW BLOCKS AND THE CABLE REFROZE AS THE WIND COOLED OFF THE CABLE. VERY DANGEROUS! BE CAREFUL OUT THERE. *TR | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 150.0%ODI 10441322 · 75 miWHILE DRIVING IN LONG STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ABOUT 15 MINUTES THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE ODOR WILL GO AWAY IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES IF YOU RETURN TO NON-STOP DRIVING. CONCERN IS ABOUT POSSIBLE FIRE ON VEHICLE IF FUMES COME IN CONTACT WITH SPARK OR POSSIBLE EXPLOSION. *TR |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 150.0%ODI 10237234 · 2,600 miMISSING CLAMPS ON FUEL HOSE WHICH CONNECTS FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER. CAUSES VEHICLE TO HESITATE AND STALL WHEN FUEL LEVEL IS BELOW THESE CONNECTIONS. *TR | 150.0%ODI 10206502 · 1,100 miTHIS IS FOR A 2007 PIAGGIO BV500 SCOOTER. THE SCOOTER HAS A TENDENCY TO STALL AT IDLE OR LOW SPEEDS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM RELATED TO THE FUEL PUMP. IT IS CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. I HAD A VERY CLOSE CALL WHERE THE SCOOTER STALLED WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE ENTERING THE ROAD. *JB | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 150.0%ODI 10441322 · 75 miWHILE DRIVING IN LONG STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ABOUT 15 MINUTES THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE ODOR WILL GO AWAY IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES IF YOU RETURN TO NON-STOP DRIVING. CONCERN IS ABOUT POSSIBLE FIRE ON VEHICLE IF FUMES COME IN CONTACT WITH SPARK OR POSSIBLE EXPLOSION. *TR |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 250.0%ODI 10166391THE EXHAUST JOINT GASKET ON THE VESPA GTS-250IE MODEL SCOOTER, IS KNOWN TO FAIL UNDER NORMAL USAGE AND CAN DAMAGE THE REAR BRAKE LINE, UNBEKNOWNST TO THE RIDER UNTIL APPLICATION OF THE REAR BRAKE. WHILE THIS HAS NOT PERSONALLY HAPPENED TO ME, IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT AMONGST OWNERS OF THIS MODEL, AND CAN BE READ ABOUT AT: HTTP://WWW.MODERNVESPA.COM/FORUM/TOPIC4020.HTML WHICH IS A USERS GROUP FORUM PERTAINING TO THIS AND OTHER MODERN SCOOTERS. IT IS CONCERNING ENOUGH TO ME TO PROMPT THIS ACTION IN THE HOPES TO PREVENT ANY INCIDENT TO ME, OR ANYONE… | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe | 125.0%ODI 10166391THE EXHAUST JOINT GASKET ON THE VESPA GTS-250IE MODEL SCOOTER, IS KNOWN TO FAIL UNDER NORMAL USAGE AND CAN DAMAGE THE REAR BRAKE LINE, UNBEKNOWNST TO THE RIDER UNTIL APPLICATION OF THE REAR BRAKE. WHILE THIS HAS NOT PERSONALLY HAPPENED TO ME, IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT AMONGST OWNERS OF THIS MODEL, AND CAN BE READ ABOUT AT: HTTP://WWW.MODERNVESPA.COM/FORUM/TOPIC4020.HTML WHICH IS A USERS GROUP FORUM PERTAINING TO THIS AND OTHER MODERN SCOOTERS. IT IS CONCERNING ENOUGH TO ME TO PROMPT THIS ACTION IN THE HOPES TO PREVENT ANY INCIDENT TO ME, OR ANYONE… | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Fuel System, Gasoline:Fuel Injection System | 125.0%ODI 10157421 · 100 miDT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE SCOOTER STALLED. AFTER THE STALLING A POPPING NOISE CAN BE HEARD COMING FROM THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. THE SCOOTER RESTARTED ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER. THE DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM BY ONE OF ITS SALE PERSONS, AND RIDE A BIKE. THE SCOOTER IS A 2006 PIAGGIO BV500. UPDATED 06/07/2006. *AK *TS | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Power Train | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 150.0%ODI 10383362 · 9,450 miPIAGGIO BV500 THROTTLE CABLE FREEZES WHEN TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 30 DEGREES. THE CABLE MAY GET STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION(FULL OR PARTIAL SPEED) WHILE MOVING SHORTLY AFTER MOVING THE BIKE. I HAVE WAITED 15-20 MINUTES FOR THE CABLE TO DEFROST AS IT IS ABOVE THE RADIATOR, AND DRIVEN A FEW BLOCKS AND THE CABLE REFROZE AS THE WIND COOLED OFF THE CABLE. VERY DANGEROUS! BE CAREFUL OUT THERE. *TR | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Steering | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 150.0%ODI 10598047 · 5,914 miFAULTY STEERING MECHANISM, VERY HARD TO CONTROL AT LOW SPEED. BOTH I AND THE MECHANIC CHECKING SCOOTER AT PURCHASE(USED) THOUGHT THERE WAS NO DEFECT. WE JUST THAT THE "NOTCH" IN STEERING WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS JUST THE WAY SCOOTERS HANDLE, OR A SELF-CENTERING STEERING FEATURE, AND THAT WITH TIME I WOULD BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO IT. 1,000 MILES LATER, STILL DANGEROUS TO RIDE. I HAVE LOST CONTROL AND ALMOST CRASHED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS...SEVERE WOBBLE WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEED. THEN I CHECKED THE INTERNET...THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NOTCHY, PR… |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 150.0%ODI 10255831 · 9,478 miSTARTED PIAGGO BV 500; ENGAGED THROTTLE, THROTTLE WOULD NOT DISENGAGE; AS A RESULT SCOOTER RAN AWAY; BEFORE LOSS OF CONTROL, KILL-SWITCH WOULD NOT ENGAGE; BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO AVOID FURTHER ACCELERATION AND THE SCOOTER DUMPED... TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS IN THE LOW 20'S, AND THERE MAY HAVE BEEN FROZEN CONDENSATION ON BOTH THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE KILL SWITCH; AFTER SCOOTER WAS AT REST, KILL SWITCH DID ENGAGE AFTER OPERATOR MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO ENGAGE/DISENGAGE WHILE THE REAR-TIRE WAS STILL SPINNING; SUSTAINED INJURY TO LEFT LEG, LEFT HIP… | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
| Component | Mileage range (25th–75th percentile) | Median | Usable records | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No usable records for this analysis. | ||||
Complaint and recall timeline
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
| Month | Complaints | Campaigns announced | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2024-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-09 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-10 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-09 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-10 (partial) | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2008: 0 complaints · 2009: 1 complaints
| Model year | Through age 0 | Through age 1 | Through age 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Date coverage across each selected cohort
| Year | Incident dates used | Filing date fallbacks | Excluded dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
| Component |
|---|
| No usable records for this analysis. |
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
0 patterns with matching reports.
No narratives match the published patterns.