Engine
Filed Apr 30, 2019600 milesPA
ENGINE STALLS RANDOMLY, DEALER CLAIMS A NEW ENGINE IS NEEDED DO TO A THRUST WASHER NOT BEING INSTALLED PROPERLY IN MANUFACTURING.
2017 Moto Guzzi V7 Iii
Routine
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel/propulsion system. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsFuel/Propulsion System
Filed Dec 7, 20181,100 milesNC
MOTO GUZZI HAS DECIDED TO USE A FUEL FILTER THAT IS AN IN LINE FUEL FILTER NOT SUITABLE TO BE USED INSIDE A GAS TANK SUBMERGED IN GASOLINE. I STARTED LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE AFTER SEVERAL OWNERS OF THIS SAME MOTORCYCLE 2017/2018 MOTO GUZZI V7 III STONE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THEIR MOTORCYCLE NOT WORKING .. LEAVING THEM STRANDED. I CHANGED MY OWN FUEL FILTER AFTER ONLY 1100 MILES AND THE TOP PORTION HAD BALLOONED, CHANGED COLOR FROM CLEAR TO ORANGE, AND SEEMED IT COULD BE PULLED APART EASY. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER MAHLE, AND AT FIRST THEY SAID THAT THE KL-150 COULD BE USED AS AN INLINE FILTER FOR MOTORCYCLES. HOWEVER, I ASKED A MORE DIRECT OF IF THE INLINE FILTER WAS DESIGNED FOR USE WITHIN AND SUBMERGED IN GASOLINE. THEIR ANSWER WAS "NO, THE KL-150 IS NOT SUITABLE FOR AN IN-TANK FUEL FILTER." THERE IS ANOTHER MODEL THE KL-145 THAT IS ALL METAL, WHICH MOST PEOPLE USE INSTEAD OF THE KL-150, WHERE IT IS HALF PLASTIC AND HALF METAL. I'M AFRAID FUEL PRESSURE LOSS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF SOMEONE NEEDED TO GIVE THROTTLE TO THE BIKE, AND NO FUEL PRESSURE. MAHLE (FUEL FILTER MANUFACTURER) [email protected] 1-248-347-9717 I HAVE CONTACTED PIAGGIO (OWNER OF MUTO GUZZI) BOTH IN THE US AND ITALY. SENT PICS, NO RESPONSES.
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.