Consumer Complaint Detail

PIAGGIO / BV 500 / 2005

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0 Injured
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006100524 Incident Date: Sep, 26 2006
Consumer's City: REDMOND Consumer's State: OR
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Piaggio Group Americas, Inc.
Model Name: BV 500 Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: ZD4RRTR097S Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 29 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2006
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 2 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl* - the contact owns a 2007 aprilia motorcycle. he stated that during the summer months when it was very warm and while driving at posted speed limits approximately 50 mph enough heat was generated that it boiled the brake fluid and the rear brakes stopped working. it had no effect on the front brakes. the contact believed that the location of the brake master cylinder was the cause of the problem. experienced the failure twice since september 2006. the failure mileage was 350, and the current mileage was 3,800. *ak