Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1998 Moto Guzzi V10 Centauro

Routine

Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › foundation components › disc › rotor. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor2
000
Vehicle Speed Control1
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads1
000
Engine1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Hoses/Lines/Piping/Fittings98V273000
Filed Oct 29, 1998390 vehiclesMoto America Inc.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE HOSE ASSEMBLY SUPPLYING OIL TO THE CYLINDER HEADS CAN SEPARATE AT THE FITTINGS. A LEAK CAN DEVELOP CAUSING OIL TO GET ON THE TIRES OF THE MOTORCYCLE.

Risk. OIL ON THE TIRES CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL REPLACEMENT OIL RADIATOR HOSES OF IMPROVED DESIGN AND MATERIALS.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Hoses/Lines/Piping/Fittings98V272000
Filed Oct 29, 1998595 vehiclesMoto America Inc.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE HOSES SUPPLYING OIL FROM THE ENGINE TO THE OIL RADIATOR AND BACK TO THE ENGINE CAN SEPARATE AT THE FITTINGS. A LEAK CAN DEVELOP AND OIL CAN GET ON THE TIRES OF THE MOTORCYCLE.

Risk. OIL ON THE TIRES CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL REPLACEMENT OIL RADIATOR HOSES OF IMPROVED DESIGN AND MATERIALS.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Engine
Filed Apr 7, 201412,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MOTO GUZZI V10 CENTAURO MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE OIL SUDDENLY SPILLED INTO THE BRAKES AND TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER DIRECTLY FOR ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURE HAD NOT RETURNED ANY OF THE CONTACT'S PHONE CALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Dec 4, 2002GA

NO PARTS AVAILABLE:::::::::::: THE CONSUMER RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FOT THOTTLE RETURN CABLE. THE DEALERSHIP IS MOTOVRITALIA 10262 MAIN STEET WOODSTOCK GA 300188 770 517 4540. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Dec 16, 2001WV

DISC BRAKE ROTOR ON THE FRONT LEFT WARPED, CAUSING A SHUDDERING/SHAKING UNDER BRAKING. THE ROTOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH ANOTHER OEM ROTOR. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, BUT HAVE NOT ACCUMULATED AS MANY MILES AS THE FIRST FAILURE.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Dec 14, 2001GA

DISC ROTOR IS WARPED BEYOND USABILITY, MANUFACTURER DENIES RESPONSIBILITY IN SUPPLYING A REPLACEMENT. MOTORCYCLE IS UNSAFE TO RIDE AT LOW SPEEDS DUE TO THIS DEFECT.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Dec 4, 2001CA

I HAVE TWO SUCH VEHICLES. THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE WARPED ON BOTH VEHICLES AT 10,000 TO 12,000 MILES. ONE VEHICLE HAD ROTORS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS REFUSED WARRANTY AS IT WAS MORE THAN TWO YEARS OLD. THE WARRANTY PERIOD WAS ADVERTISED AS THREE YEARS. THE ROTOR WARPAGE ISSUE IS A SAFETY ISSUE, IRRESPECTIVE OF MILEAGE OR AGE. *AK

5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1998
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
1998 — this page5200Routine
19972200Routine

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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: Oct 29, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.