Moto Guzzi Engine and Engine Cooling: Hoses/Lines/Piping/Fittings

Moto Guzzi is recalling about 205 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling. This oil could get on the tires of the motorcycle increasing the risk of loss of vehicle control.

Campaign
98V096000
Manufacturer
MOTO AMERICA INC.
Reported
6 May 1998
Vehicles
205
Built between
Oct 1996 – Jun 1997
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
28 May 1998
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 1996 and June 1997. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1996 Moto Guzzi Sport 1100Built October 1996 to June 1997

What the defect is

Vehicle description: motorcycles. The engine oil radiator hoses can separate at the fittings, allowing oil to leak.

What could happen

This oil could get on the tires of the motorcycle increasing the risk of loss of vehicle control.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSTALL REPLACEMENT OIL RADIATOR HOSES WITH CORRECTLY AND SOLIDLY ATTACHED FITTINGS.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 1996 to June 1997
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA6 May 1998
  3. Owners notified28 May 1998

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 6 May 1998.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
MOTO AMERICA INC.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owner notification is expected to begin may 28, 1998.OWNERS who take their motorcycles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact moto america at 1-800-USA-MOTO (-1800-872-6686).ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

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