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2000 Moto Guzzi California Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Aug 8, 2005
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Sep 30, 2002

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2000 Moto Guzzi California. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Other / unspecified
Filed Aug 8, 2005

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

NHTSA ID
10131941
Incident
Jul 7, 2005
Mileage
24,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 6, 2004

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

NHTSA ID
10057695
Incident
Feb 6, 2004
Other / unspecified
Filed Mar 13, 2003

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

NHTSA ID
10010379
Incident
Mar 5, 2002
Mileage
5,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jan 2, 2003

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.

NHTSA ID
10000692
Incident
Nov 15, 2002
Mileage
22,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Sep 30, 2002

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

NHTSA ID
767925
Incident
Sep 10, 2002

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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