2013 Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2013 Moto Guzzi Norge 1200, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Engine133.3%
- Fuel system133.3%
- Powertrain (other)133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
THERE IS A GROANING NOISE COMING FROM THE CLUTCH AREA OF THE MOTORCYCLE THE CLUTCH LEVER IS ALSO HARDER TO PULL THAN USUAL AND WILL SOMETIMES NOT FULLY ENGAGE CAUSING DIFFICULTY DOWNSHIFTING AND UP-SHIFTING. THE NOISE IS MORE OF A SQUEAL AND IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT ALSO THE CLUTCH IS NOT MORE JERKY AS OPPOSED TO BEING SMOOTH. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE MOTO GUZZI NORGE IS MANUFACTURED WITH A PLASTIC FUEL TANK. THE FUEL TANK HAS DEFORMED TO THE POINT THAT IT NO LONGER FITS PROPERLY ONTO THE MOTORCYCLE. THE DEFORMATION HAS RESULTING IN THE BODY PANELS, FAIRING PANELS AND ELECTRICAL WIRING COVER PANELS BEING PUSHED PUSHED OUT OF POSITION AND MUST NOW BE HELD IN PLACE USING ZIP TIES INSTEAD OF THE BOLTS DESIGNED TO HOLD THEM IN PLACE. THE TANK HAS SWELLED IN ALL DIRECTIONS AND ALSO GREATER IN CERTAIN AREAS SO THAT LARGE BUMPS ARE VISIBLE AND CAN ALSO BE FELT BY TOUCH. THE DEFORMATION UNDERNEATH THE FUEL TANK HAS RESULTED IN INTERFERENCE WITH PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO CONTROL SYSTEMS AS WELL AS INTERFERING WITH THE TURNING OF THE HANDLEBARS TO THEIR MAXIMUM POINTS. ONE PORTION OF THE FUEL TANK HAS EITHER DEFORMED OR BECOME OTHERWISE AFFECTED SO THAT THE COLOR OF THE FUEL TANK HAS GIVEN WAY TO A DARK SPOT OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AS MANY OWNERS OF THIS MODEL AS WELL AS OTHER MODELS OF THIS BRAND THAT USE PLASTIC FUEL TANKS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. MOTO GUZZI SOURCED THESE FUEL TANKS FROM THE SAME SOURCE THAT PROVIDED PLASTIC FUEL TANKS TO DUCATI FOR WHICH A RECALL WAS ISSUED TO REPLACE PLASTIC FUEL TANKS. BODY PANELS, ELECTRICAL WIRING COVERS AND FAIRING PARTS HELD IN PLACE VIA ZIP TIES CAN BE DANGEROUS SINCE THEY CAN BREAK OR OTHERWISE BECOME DAMAGED ALLOWING THESE PARTS TO SEPARATE FROM THE MOTORCYCLE AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR WORSE TO THE RIDER AND OTHERS ON THE ROADWAYS. THE INTERFERENCE WITH THE MOTORCYCLE'S CONTROLS AND STEERING PRESENT A DANGER TO THE RIDER AND OTHERS ON THE ROADWAYS SINCE THAT AFFECTS THE OPERATION OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THE DEFORMATION OF THE FUEL TANK CAUSES A LOSS OF VALUE TO THE OWNER BECAUSE IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT. THE TANK DEFORMATION APPEARS TO HAVE DAMAGED OTHER BODY PARTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN BENT OR OTHERWISE DEFORMED BY THE PRESSURE FROM THE TANK.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Powertrain (other)
Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials.
From owner reports, verbatim
THERE IS A GROANING NOISE COMING FROM THE CLUTCH AREA OF THE MOTORCYCLE THE CLUTCH LEVER IS ALSO HARDER TO PULL THAN USUAL AND WILL SOMETIMES NOT FULLY ENGAGE CAUSING DIFFICULTY DOWNSHIFTING AND UP-SHIFTING. THE NOISE IS MORE OF A SQUEAL AND IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT ALSO THE CLUTCH IS NOT MORE JERKY AS OPPOSED TO BEING SMOOTH. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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