Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2004 Moto Guzzi California, most frequently naming the fuel system and steering categories.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
| Month | Complaints filed | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| Jul 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| Jul 2015 | 1 | 4 |
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 (NA) MOTO GUZZI CALIFORNIA 1400 MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST FUEL AND THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INACTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168.
FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, VEHICLE HAS STOPPED DURING OPERATION. HAD IT TOWED TO SHOP, WAS TOLD INTERNAL FUEL LINE HAD POPPED OFF. THIS LAST TIME, WAS SOLD A NEW HOSE AND NEW CLAMPS THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON JULY 10, LEAVING MY WIFE AND I STRANDED IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE RIDING THIS VEHICLE AGAIN. *TT
ENGINE STOPPED. WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD TOWED TO SHOP. CALLED A FEW DEALERSHIPS AND WAS TOLD THAT FUEL LINE HAD PROBABLY FALLEN OFF INTERNAL PUMP IN FUEL TANK. THEY FELT THAT THE WRONG HOSE AND CLAMPS WERE BEING USED AT THE FACTORY AND SOLD ME HIGH QUALITY CLAMPS AND SUBMERSIBLE HOSE. MY MECHANIC REPLACED (AT MY COST). BIKE RAN FINE FOR 2000 MILES AND THEN HAPPENED AGAIN. ANY CALLS TO MAIN OFFICE IN NEW YORK ARE UN RESPONSIVE.
DT*: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MOTO GUZZI CALIFORNIA STONE MOTORCYCLE. AFTER BEING NOTIFIED BY THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH STRUCTURAL CRACKS ALONG THE STEERING STEM OF THE MOTORCYCLE, THE CONTACT DETECTED SEVERAL SMALL STRUCTURAL FRACTURES ALONG THE SHAFT OF THE STEERING STEM. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WAS WORKING WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN ORDER TO REMEDY THE ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE MOTORCYCLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING STEM WITH A REPLACEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.