2000 Moto Guzzi California

Routine

Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the wheels › rim. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Wheels › Rim	3		0	0	0
Vehicle Speed Control › Linkages	1		0	0	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor	1		0	0	0

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

Wheels › Rim

Filed Aug 8, 200524,000 milesTX

ALUMINUM REAR WHEEL HAS DEVELOPED FIVE CRACKS AN INCH LONG OR LONGER BETWEEN WHEEL SPOKES. VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN IN SERVICE FOR 3 YEARS/25,000 MILES. *JB

Vehicle Speed Control › Linkages

Filed Feb 6, 2004TX

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 02V262000 FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE THROTTLE LINKAGE. HOWEVER, NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. MOTO GUZZI NORTH AMERICA, 109 SMOKE HILL LANE, SUITE 190, WOOD STOCK, GA 30188. SERVICE MANAGER MEREDITH KERBY. *AK

Wheels › Rim

Filed Mar 13, 20035,000 milesNC

MOTORCYCLE - 2000 MOTO GUZZI, GUOTA MODEL, REAR WHEEL RIM CRACKS. TOOK DELIVERY OF NEW MOTORCYCLE MAY 2001. I AM NOW ON THE FOURTH REAR WHEEL. THE VEHICLE IS USED STRICTLY ON PAVED PUBLIC ROADS. AFTER 2000 TO 5000 MILES, SERIOUS CRACKS APPEARED AND EXPANDED ON THE WHEEL RIM. TO DATE MOTO GUZZI OF NORTH AMERICA HAS BEEN GOOD ABOUT REPLACING THEM, BUT THIS CAN'T GO ON FOREVER. I AM AWARE OF DOZENS OF OTHER QUOTA OWNERS WITH THE SAME REAR WHEEL DEFECT. PLEASE HELP US GET MGNA TO GIVE US A PROPER FIX BEFORE SOME ONE DIES DUE TO A REAR WHEEL RIM FAILURE. FOR NAMES AND INFO ON THE OTHER OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM CONTACT ME. THANKS, DAVID S. WILCOX. *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor

Filed Jan 2, 200322,000 milesNV

FRONT BRAKE ROTOR HAS WARPED ON TWO OCCASIONS, RESULTING IN DANGEROUS DIVING ACTION WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. WAIT FOR PARTS FROM MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN EXCESSIVE. BIKE IS A QUOTA, NOT A CALIFORNIA. QUOTA IS NOT A MODEL CHOICE OFFERED ON THIS WEBSITE.

Wheels › Rim

Filed Sep 30, 2002OR

RIMS CRACKING ON BOTH WHEELS. MANY OWNERS REPORTING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. MR

5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2000

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2018	0	1	Routine
2017	0	1	Routine
2004	4	0	Routine
2002	2	0	Routine
2001	1	1	Routine
2000 — this page	5	1	Routine
1999	2	1	Routine
1998	0	1	Routine

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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.