Technical service bulletins are instructions a manufacturer sent its dealers about a known fault. They are not recalls and the work is usually not free, but they are the clearest signal of a problem the manufacturer already knows about.
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Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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.
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Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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.
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Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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.
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Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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.
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Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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.
A_220510_TC_E
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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.
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Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
Dear Dealer / Service Center, this to announce that, due to the supply of a limited batch of connecting rods subjected to a heat treatment that does not comply with the standards, a limited number of VINs have been blocked on PWM for the Aprilia RS 660 and Tuono 660 vehicles, in order to prevent delivery to Customers. For Customers who own vehicles belonging to the same range, the notification of the recall campaign has already started. In order to pursue the highest level of Customer satisfaction and to carry out a professional and impeccable activity, the intervention will consist in the replacement of the engine with a new engine, which will provide the renewal of the warranty activation on the whole vehicle from the date of intervention itself. A detailed technical note will be published on the Service Portal in the next days. We apologize for the inconvenience; we welcome this opportunity to offer you our Best regards, Piaggio & C. SpA Business Unit Aftersales
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Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
We hereby inform you that, after updating the P.A.D.S. diagnostic tool to the latest release available, a software update is available relating to the calibration of the instrument panel of the aforementioned model(s). 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.
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Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
[A_210574_TC_EN] Aprilia RS - Tuono 660: Availability of engine ECU calibration update Dear Dealer / Service Center, Please note that a software update for the engine control unit map is now available once the PADS diagnostic tool is updated to the latest release available. The aforementioned operation is considered part of the normal maintenance required for the vehicle, and must be performed during the pre-delivery procedure, for new vehicles, or, for vehicles that have already been sold and are in use, at the same time as other scheduled maintenance operations or at the first available opportunity when the vehicle is brought to the service center .
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Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
[A_210573_TC_EN] Aprilia RS - Tuono 660: Availability of engine ECU calibration update Dear Dealer / Service Center, Please note that a software update for the engine control unit map is now available once the PADS diagnostic tool is updated to the latest release available. The aforementioned operation is considered part of the normal maintenance required for the vehicle, and must be performed during the pre-delivery procedure, for new vehicles, or, for vehicles that have already been sold and are in use, at the same time as other scheduled maintenance operations or at the first available opportunity when the vehicle is brought to the service center . The new update introduces the following main features and improvements: Resolved issue causing spurious diagnosis of error P1401 at key-on; Software bug fix;
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Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
Aprilia RS & Tuono 660: New ABS ECU calibration (2) - Technical update - Campaign Code: PA2ZZQ2103_AP2_PGA Dear Dealer / Service Center, 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 to customers, we hereby inform you of the need to carry out the intervention relating to the software update of the ABS system ECU calibration that improves the reliability of the data exchange between the brake system of the motorcycle and the Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU *), improving the filtering of the signal and thus avoiding the generation of false diagnoses, especially at an engine speed of 6000 rpm.
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Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
Aprilia RS 660 and Tuono 660: Exhaust valve clearance - Technical update - Campaign Code: PA0ZZQ2101_Stock-PA0ZZQ2101_Sold Dear Dealer / Service Center, 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, it has come to our attention that it is necessary to check and, if necessary, correct the exhaust valve clearance on the aforementioned vehicles to prevent the possibility of valve noise during engine operation. During this procedure, the special screw with seal of the timing chain tensioner and the oil plug with seal must be replaced with new parts. Please determine which vehicles in your stock or sold by you require this update, and: Update all vehicles in stock before sale .