{"@context":{"@vocab":"https://schema.org/"},"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/api/v1/nhtsa/complaints/check?make=SCOOTER","name":"SCOOTER","_source":{"data_provider":"AI Analytics","data_provider_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","primary_source":"https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/","generated_at":"2026-09-24T03:42:47.172Z"},"summary":{"total_complaints":15,"deaths":0,"injured":13,"fires":1},"top_components":[{"component_desc":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","n":2},{"component_desc":"STEERING","n":2},{"component_desc":"ENGINE","n":2},{"component_desc":"SUSPENSION","n":1},{"component_desc":"STRUCTURE:BODY","n":1},{"component_desc":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","n":1},{"component_desc":"SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC","n":1},{"component_desc":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM","n":1},{"component_desc":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS","n":1},{"component_desc":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE","n":1}],"recent_complaints":[{"cmplid":"933785","date_received":"2012-08-13","make":"SCOOTER","model":"UNKNOWN","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":0,"component_desc":"ENGINE","description":"MY 2011 HONDA TAOTAO IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHILE DRIVING THE SCOOTER JUST CUT OUT OR QUIT WHILE IN DRIVE AND I SUSTAINED INJURIES, INCLUDING STAPLES TO THE HEAD BECAUSE THE 2011 SCOOTER CONTINUALLY KEEPS MALFUNCTIONING AND STOPPING WHILE DRIVING....  *TR","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/933785"},{"cmplid":"933791","date_received":"2012-08-13","make":"SCOOTER","model":"UNKNOWN","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":0,"component_desc":"ENGINE","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA TAO SCOOTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT HALT AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BE FLIPPED OFF THE VEHICLE AND OVER THE HANDLE BARS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE CARBURETOR AND TIMING BELT NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,800.  ...UPDATED 09/12/12 *BF    THE CONSUMER STATED THE ODOMETER WAS NOT WORKING AND HAS NOT WORKED SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE. UPDATED 09/18/2012 *JS","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/933791"},{"cmplid":"933792","date_received":"2012-08-13","make":"SCOOTER","model":"UNKNOWN","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":0,"component_desc":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA TAO SCOOTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT HALT AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BE FLIPPED OFF THE VEHICLE AND OVER THE HANDLE BARS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE CARBURETOR AND TIMING BELT NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,800.  ...UPDATED 09/12/12 *BF    THE CONSUMER STATED THE ODOMETER WAS NOT WORKING AND HAS NOT WORKED SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE. UPDATED 09/18/2012 *JS","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/933792"},{"cmplid":"933793","date_received":"2012-08-13","make":"SCOOTER","model":"UNKNOWN","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":0,"component_desc":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA TAO SCOOTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT HALT AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BE FLIPPED OFF THE VEHICLE AND OVER THE HANDLE BARS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE CARBURETOR AND TIMING BELT NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,800.  ...UPDATED 09/12/12 *BF    THE CONSUMER STATED THE ODOMETER WAS NOT WORKING AND HAS NOT WORKED SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE. UPDATED 09/18/2012 *JS","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/933793"},{"cmplid":"923053","date_received":"2012-06-14","make":"SCOOTER","model":"UNKNOWN","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","description":"TL*  THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 PIAGGIO TYPHOON SCOOTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT CRASHED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERAL SCRAPES AND BRUISES FROM THE CRASH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE THROTTLE HAD IN FACT BECAME FAILED TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/923053"},{"cmplid":"866328","date_received":"2011-07-11","make":"SCOOTER","model":"UNKNOWN","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC","description":"TL*  THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GENUINE STELLA SCOOTER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED THE REAR BRAKE AND THE REAR WHEEL BEGAN TO LOCK AND RELEASE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FISH TAIL. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED, CAUSING HIM TO SUSTAIN SCRAPES AND BRUISES TO HIS KNEES AND ARMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE REAR END, THE PLASTIC ENGINE COVER, THE FRONT FENDER, AND THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 750.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/866328"},{"cmplid":"797697","date_received":"2010-07-07","make":"SCOOTER","model":"UNKNOWN","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":1,"crash":0,"component_desc":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","description":"TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SCHWINN SPORT 50 SCOOTER MOTORCYCLE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO AN INTERSECTION, UNEXPECTEDLY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT MANUALLY PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT WHO DETECTED THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS BURNT AND FRAYED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 579. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. JS","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/797697"},{"cmplid":"748124","date_received":"2009-12-14","make":"SCOOTER","model":"UNKNOWN","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"STEERING","description":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 YAMAHA VINO 125 MOTOR SCOOTER. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT TO THE LEFT. THIS CONDITION CAUSED HIM TO FALL OFF OF THE VEHICLE AT 25 MPH. THE MOTOR SCOOTER FELL ON TOP OF HIM AND SHATTERED HIS LEFT KNEE. CONSEQUENTLY HE HAS TO USE A WHEEL CHAIR. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,500.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/748124"},{"cmplid":"719712","date_received":"2009-05-12","make":"SCOOTER","model":"UNKNOWN","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":0,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE","description":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 YAMAHA CP250X SCOOTER.  WHILE LOADING THE VEHICLE ONTO HIS TRAILER, THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK.  A CRASH OCCURRED, BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE FAILURE.  THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE THROTTLE AND WOULD NOT REPAIR IT UNLESS THE CONTACT WERE TO PAY.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 660.       UPDATED 9/1/09 *CN  UPDATED 09/03/09.*JB","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/719712"},{"cmplid":"715279","date_received":"2009-04-08","make":"SCOOTER","model":"UNKNOWN","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":1,"component_desc":"STRUCTURE:BODY","description":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KYMCO AGILITY 50 MOTOR SCOOTER.  WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMPY RAILROAD TRACK AT 10 MPH, THE CONTACT'S KNEE STRUCK THE KEYS AND TURNED OFF THE SCOOTER.  THE POSITION OF THE IGNITION KEY WAS ALIGNED WITH HER KNEE, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE.  SHE WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER ELBOW, KNEES, AND BACK.  THE PASSENGER ALSO SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.  THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 90.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/715279"},{"cmplid":"690418","date_received":"2008-09-30","make":"SCOOTER","model":"UNKNOWN","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":0,"component_desc":"SUSPENSION","description":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 170 MATRIX UM.  WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, BUT THE SHOCKS FAILED TO WORK.  THE CONTACT SUFFERED BACK PAIN.  THE DEALER STATED THAT HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE SHOCKS.  THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MANUFACTURED THE SAME FOR YEARS; THEREFORE, THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS.  THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.  THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.  THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/690418"},{"cmplid":"686256","date_received":"2008-09-02","make":"SCOOTER","model":"UNKNOWN","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":0,"component_desc":"STEERING","description":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 UNITED MOTORS MATRIX 170 SCOOTER.  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WITH PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE FRONT END BRAKE, THE HANDLE BAR LOCKED UP  WITH A LOUD NOISE.  THERE WAS ALSO A JERKING SENSATION AND THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STEERING.  HE WAS EJECTED FROM THE SCOOTER.  THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.  THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE SCOOTER WAS TAKEN TO THE  AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE FAILURES.  THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 215.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/686256"},{"cmplid":"686257","date_received":"2008-09-02","make":"SCOOTER","model":"UNKNOWN","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":0,"component_desc":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","description":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 UNITED MOTORS MATRIX 170 SCOOTER.  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WITH PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE FRONT END BRAKE, THE HANDLE BAR LOCKED UP  WITH A LOUD NOISE.  THERE WAS ALSO A JERKING SENSATION AND THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STEERING.  HE WAS EJECTED FROM THE SCOOTER.  THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.  THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE SCOOTER WAS TAKEN TO THE  AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE FAILURES.  THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 215.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/686257"},{"cmplid":"681648","date_received":"2008-08-05","make":"SCOOTER","model":"UNKNOWN","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":0,"component_desc":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","description":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A TNG MOTOR SCOOTER.  TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STARTING THE SCOOTER AND IT BEGAN RIDING ROUGHLY.  THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO FAILURES, BUT WAS ADVISED TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IF THE ISSUE PERSISTED.  THREE DAYS LATER, WHILE TURNING LEFT AT 5 MPH IN AN INTERSECTION, THE SCOOTER SHUT OFF HALFWAY THROUGH THE TURN.  THE ENGINE RESTARTED WHILE THE SCOOTER WAS HEADED TOWARDS THE CURB.  THE CONTACT WAS INJURED.  ONCE THE IGNITION RESTARTED, IT ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION.  THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 60.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/681648"},{"cmplid":"681649","date_received":"2008-08-05","make":"SCOOTER","model":"UNKNOWN","model_year":null,"deaths":0,"injured":1,"fire":0,"crash":0,"component_desc":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","description":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A TNG MOTOR SCOOTER.  TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STARTING THE SCOOTER AND IT BEGAN RIDING ROUGHLY.  THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO FAILURES, BUT WAS ADVISED TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IF THE ISSUE PERSISTED.  THREE DAYS LATER, WHILE TURNING LEFT AT 5 MPH IN AN INTERSECTION, THE SCOOTER SHUT OFF HALFWAY THROUGH THE TURN.  THE ENGINE RESTARTED WHILE THE SCOOTER WAS HEADED TOWARDS THE CURB.  THE CONTACT WAS INJURED.  ONCE THE IGNITION RESTARTED, IT ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION.  THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 60.","canonical_url":"https://api.ai-analytics.org/vehicle-complaint/681649"}]}