2021 Aprilia RS 660

The contact owns a 2021 Aprilia RS660 motorcycle. The contact stated while riding at 80 mph on a closed track, the contact was approaching a left turn when attempting to brake but the electronic control unit of the braking system did not work which caused the motorcycle to cartwheel and crash landing on the contact from the right side. The contact fractured his collar bone and was taken by ambulance to the hospital for the injury. No police report was filed. The motorcycle was placed on the contacts trailer and was taken to their residence. The motorcycle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximate 1100. Invalid VIN.

NHTSA ID

11431387

Incident

Aug 9, 2021

Mileage

1,100 mi

The contact owns a 2021 Aprilia Motorcycle. The contact stated while riding 30 mph, the motorcycle abruptly stalled. The contact was able to restart the motorcycle and rode to the dealer. The contact had not received a diagnostic report. The contact stated that the motorcycle had been taken to the dealer for a recall repair on the same day that the failure occurred. The contact was not sure what recall repair was performed on the motorcycle. The motorcycle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 664.

NHTSA ID

11426968

Incident

Jul 28, 2012

Mileage

664 mi

The contact owns a 2021 Aprilia RS 660. The contact stated that while driving 75 MPH, the vehicle began to make an abnormal vibrating sound as the alarm pressure warning light illuminated. Due to the failure, the contact initially had the vehicle towed to his house, and then the dealer informed him that there was a fractured connecting rod in the engine. The dealer contacted the manufacturer who agreed to repair the failure under warranty. The vehicle remained in the possession of the dealer and was not yet repaired. The failure mileage was 1,400. The vehicle lost power and the oil ejected from a quarter-sized hole in the engine casing caused by the fractured connecting rod. The vehicle is inoperable.

NHTSA ID

11419394

Incident

May 28, 2021

Mileage

1,400 mi

Check of the drive chain tensioner pad Aprilia RS 457 Dear Dealer / Service Centre, As part of the continuous and strict quality sampling plans of the components installed on our vehicles, the continuous search for new and better technical solutions and the attention paid to our customers, we hereby inform you that a pre-delivery inspection (PDI) must be carried out on the two drive chain tensioner pads code 2B011526 of the vehicle in question.

Through the ongoing, stringent quality control activities we perform on the components installed on our vehicles and our continuous research to develop better new technical solutions, in keeping with our commitment to ensure the best ownership experience possible for the customer, with this note we wish to inform you of the need to check the tightening of the oil pump gear screw. Please determine which vehicles in your stock or sold/serviced by you require this update, and: • update all vehicles in stock before sale • update vehicles that have already been sold at the first available opportunity.

Aprilia motorcycle (various models): Management and operation of the Li (Lithium) battery code 2D000579 ear Dealer / Service Centre, the ever-increasing use of Lithium (Li) batteries on Piaggio Group motorcycle and scooter models requires an in-depth examination of the specific manner in which this type of battery is handled and used. In the specific case of the model in question, the reading, the understanding and the implementation of that specified in the paragraphs below will help to avoid situations of failed starts, vehicle immobilisation and battery deterioration due to incorrect management of the battery.

Dear Dealer / Service Centre / Authorised Workshop, We wish to inform that a software update relating to the calibration of the engine of the model in question is available. We remind you that the P.A.D.S. must be updated to the latest release available, which happens automatically every 2 hours if connected to a data network. The operation referred to above is to be included in the normal maintenance activities to be carried out at the same time as the pre-delivery, during the activities scheduled for services, or on the first convenient passage in the Workshop for vehicles in circulation. The main content of the available update is • Improvements in vehicle rideability at various engine speeds; • Improvement of diagnoses and safety intervention; • Troubleshooting including pressure sensor error in borderline environmental operating conditions.

We hereby inform you that with regard to the rear brake system on the vehicles in question, in the event that an annoying noise occurs during use, which can be presented as a low or high frequency whistle, this can be eliminated with the operation described below. • For the high frequency whistle it is necessary to check the presence of the antivibration plates located between the pads and the callipers. • For the low frequency whistle the problem is due to the presence of play between the slot on the fixing plate of the rear brake caliper and the anti-rotation pin; this play must be eliminated by pre-loading the rear brake caliper support plate clockwise.

Gear shift lever (code 2B007256 RS-Tuono 660; code 2B010035 Tuareg 660) Dear Dealer / Service Centre, We hereby inform you that in a limited production lot of the models in question, non-compliant parts may have been installed, for this reason we invite you to carry out a check, according to the procedure below, during the PDI, for Stock vehicles, or at the earliest opportunity, per sold vehicles.