2020 Vespa Gts 300 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Service Brakes (7) · Engine (1)
Safety recalls (1)
Service Brakes, Hydraulic 2020-10-06 · campaign 20V617000 · 483 vehicles
Defect: Piaggio Group Americas. Inc. (Piaggio) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Vespa GTS 300 and GTV 300 scooters. Improperly galvanized brake pipe terminals can result in excessive front and/or rear brake levers travel during braking.
Risk: Reduced braking efficiency can lengthen the distance needed to stop the scooter, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Piaggio will notify owners, and dealers will test the O-Ring, replace the brake fluid and bleed the brake system, or replace the brake pipes based on the vehicle's age, free of charge. The recall began October 21, 2020. Owners may contact Piaggio customer service at 1-212-380-4433. Piaggio's number for this recall is PP2ZZQ2003_GTS/GTV.
Service bulletins (2)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Service Brakes 2020-12-22 · P_200617_TC_EN · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
new video tutorials - brake system replacement and bleeding. we hereby inform you that a series of video tutorials are available on the service portal in the video box section, relating to the replacement of the brake system lines for the vehicles in question. the videos are intended to aid the wo
Service Brakes, Hydraulic 2019-10-23 · P_190894_TC_EN · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
improvement of the brake bleeding proceedure
What owners report
2025-01-30 · Service Brakes“front brake handle frozen, cannot squeeze . this will not allow me to operate mt front brakes.…”
2024-12-13 · Service Brakes“while i was driving the rear brakes started to a bite stiff .. when i went to stop i had to apply more pressure then usually.. i felt like the abs started and all of of sudden the brake lever stiffened up and i couldn't press the brakes any longer . i lost my rear brakes .. i'm glad i had my front brakes and i was able to get home driving slowly. …”
2024-07-12 · Service Brakes“- during one of my rides my rear brake malfunctioned. - if needed, yes it is available for inspection. - due to the malfunction of the brake i almost crashed. luckily i was able to stop my scooter (vespa) using only front brake. - yes the problem was confirmed by independent service. - problem was inspected and confirmed by official service. - n…”
2023-07-30 · Service Brakes“while driving scooter, rear brake lever became immovable. first time it happened, i used both hands and squeezed it very hard and hear an audible pop/crack and the lever released. checked over scoot and had no leaks, and lever felt normal, so continued to ride. approx a month later after sitting for 18 days, went to ride it and it was locked up …”
2022-12-03 · Service Brakes“after the vespa has sat for a couple days, the rear (right) brake lever locks up and is unable to be pulled after the abs light goes out. usually, i can pull pressure to the lever and it will free up. this started happening around the end of august 2022. today, 12-3-2022, i tried to ride the vespa after sitting for a few days and the lever is to…”
2022-04-19 · Engine · 500 mi“the contact owns a 2020 piaggio vespa gts 300. the contact stated while driving at 5-10 mph, the vehicle stalled. the contact stated he was able to restart the vehicle; however, the failure reoccurred several times while driving on that same day. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with an unknown sensor failure. the dealer r…”
2020-08-17 · Service Brakes“2020 vespa gts 300. consumer writes in regards to brake issues. *ld the consumer stated after having the vehicle repair under recall, the brakes still felt dangerous. *js…”
2020-06-15 · Service Brakes · 321 mi“out of seemingly nowhere, front brakes reduced to 10% and rear brakes to 50%. immediately returned to dealer. recall part is in it's 3rd week of waiting. *tr…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.