Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1999 Moto Guzzi California

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the wheels. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Wheels1
000
Suspension1
101

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Vehicle Speed Control02V262000
Filed Sep 24, 20022,284 vehiclesMoto Guzzi North America

Defect. ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE THROTTLE LINKAGE CAN FAIL TO RETURN TO A COMPLETELY CLOSED POSITION.

Risk. SHOULD THIS FAILURE OCCUR, THE MOTORCYCLE COULD FAIL TO DECELERATE WHEN THE RIDER WANTS IT TO, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE RETURN CABLE. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING OCTOBER 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MOTO GUZZI AT 1-678-238-0902.

What owners reported

Newest filings
SuspensionCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 21, 200334,000 milesMD

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH DRIVER CHANGED LANES AND EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLABLE WOBBLING OF THE FRONT WHEELS. DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND HIT A WALL. DRIVER SUSTAINED SHOULDER AND HAND INJURIES. *AK

Wheels
Filed Oct 20, 200334,000 milesMD

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH UNDER GOOD ROAD CONDITIONS DRIVER BEGAN TO MAKE A SLIGHT TURN, AND VEHICLE WOBBLED OUT OF CONTROL. DRIVER HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEELS . *AK

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2000
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20180100Routine
20170100Routine
20044000Routine
20022000Routine
20011100Routine
20005100Routine
1999 — this page2100Routine
19980100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Sep 24, 2002. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.