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

Moto Guzzi is recalling about 595 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling. Oil on the tires can cause loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
98V272000
Manufacturer
MOTO AMERICA INC.
Reported
29 October 1998
Vehicles
595
Built between
Oct 1996 – Apr 1998
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
18 November 1998
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 1996 and April 1998. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1997 Moto Guzzi Daytona RSBuilt February 1997 to February 1997
  • 1997 Moto Guzzi Sport 1100IBuilt October 1996 to June 1997
  • 1997-1998 Moto Guzzi V10 CentauroBuilt April 1997 to April 1998

What the defect is

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.

What could happen

Oil on the tires can cause loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

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

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 1996 to April 1998
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA29 October 1998
  3. Owners notified18 November 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 29 October 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 november 18, 1998.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 america at 1-800-USA-MOTO (1-800-872-6686).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

Same brand