2015 Kymco Super 8-150 X Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2015 Kymco Super 8-150 X, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Body & structure150.0%
- Suspension150.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KYMCO SUPER 8 15R (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, AN ABNORMAL GRINDING SOUND COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE SCOOTER WITH A VIBRATION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRONT WHEEL BEARING ISSUE, A MISSING FRONT WHEEL COLLAR, AND A FRONT FENDER BOLT WAS MISSING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON NOVEMBER 2, 2016, BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END WITH A SLIGHT VIBRATION. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING ISSUES RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 237.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KYMCO SUPER 8 15R (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, AN ABNORMAL GRINDING SOUND COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE SCOOTER WITH A VIBRATION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRONT WHEEL BEARING ISSUE, A MISSING FRONT WHEEL COLLAR, AND A FRONT FENDER BOLT WAS MISSING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON NOVEMBER 2, 2016, BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END WITH A SLIGHT VIBRATION. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING ISSUES RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 237.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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