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2014 Taotao ATM50-A1: complaints, problems and recalls

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Key facts

3 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

231 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2014 model year. Data snapshot: . 2 complaints include usable failure mileage.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Service Brakes is the most frequently named component, appearing in 3 of 3 complaints (100.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior3100.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Service Brakes
3
Power Train:Clutch Assembly
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Service Brakes3
Power Train:Clutch Assembly1

Service Brakes: 3; Power Train:Clutch Assembly: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
2
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0002
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 2; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (2). 1 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2014
2
2015
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20142
20151

2014: 2; 2015: 1

Pattern summary

Service Brakes leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 3 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10596388 · 2014-06-05 (June 5, 2014)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A TAOTAO ATM50-A1 SCOOTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SEVERE SPORADIC OIL LEAK. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO LEAK BUT RATHER AN OVERFLOW AND THE SCOOTER WAS FINE TO BE DRIVEN. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE BRAKE LINES AND CLUTCH ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10596388 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10641032 · 2014-10-03 (October 3, 2014)

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING AROUND AN S CURVE AND SLOWED DOWN AND THE BRAKES SEIZED. AND THE BIKE FLIPPED WITH ME ON IT. HAD TO HAVE 9 STAPLES IN LEFT ARM. ALONG WITH VARIOUS CONTUSIONS AND BRUISES ON ARMS, LEGS AND ABDOMEN CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO CONTACT THE STORE WHERE PURCHASED. CONTACTED THEM THE DAY AFTER ACCIDENT AND THEY STATED TO BRING SCOOTER IN SO THEY CAN ACCESS AND THAT EXPLAINED WHY WHEN THEY ORDERED TWO MORE OF THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR, THEY CAME WITH DRUM BRAKES INSTEAD OF THE DISK BRAKES. BROUGHT BIK…

Owner-reported narrative. 9 miles reported. Look up ODI 10641032 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10761888 · 2015-09-06 (September 6, 2015)

THE 2014 TAOTAO ATM50-A1 ROUTES THE FRONT BRAKE HOSE INSIDE THE FRONT FENDER AS IT CONNECTS TO THE FRONT DISC BRAKE CALIPER. THE HOSE IS HELD AWAY FROM THE FRONT TIRE ONLY BY A SINGLE RETAINING WIRE WELDED TO THE FRONT FENDER'S LEFT SUPPORT ARM. ON MY UNIT, THE WIRE BROKE APART, ALLOWING THE BRAKE HOSE TO RUB AGAINST THE FRONT TIRE UNTIL THE BRAKE HOSE FAILED. THE RETAINING WIRE'S FAILURE WAS DUE TO FATIGUE, FROM TRYING TO HOLD THE BRAKE HOSE STATIONARY AS THE HOSE MOVED UP AND DOWN WITH THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THE WIRE BROKE HALFWAY BETW…

Owner-reported narrative. 452 miles reported. Look up ODI 10761888 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

0 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.