# 2009 PIAGGIO GTS 250 — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
> NHTSA complaint `808912` · 2010-08-23 · Piaggio Group Americas, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PIAGGIO
- **Model:** GTS 250
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Piaggio Group Americas, Inc.
- **Component:** FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- **Miles at failure:** 280
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
RIDING BRAND NEW 2009 PIAGGIO VESPA GTS 250. SCOOTER HAS 280 MILES ON IT. WITHOUT WARNING IN ATLANTA TRAFFIC, VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TURNING ACROSS BUSY INTERSECTION AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I WAS ALMOST KILLED AS THE VEHICLE DIED HALF-WAY THROUGH MY TURN ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. PIAGGIO U.S. HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMPS, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. PLEASE HELP! *TR
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*