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Motobecane Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data

NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 1974–1980

Owner complaintsComplaints 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. This total counts a complaint once for each Motobecane model year it names.
0
Safety recallsDistinct NHTSA recall campaigns covering at least one Motobecane model year. One campaign can cover several models and many model years; it is counted once here.
3
InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
0
Models coveredModels with at least one model year that has enough NHTSA data to publish.
2
7 model years

Overview

Our database holds no NHTSA owner-reported complaints for Motobecane. Our database also holds 3 safety recall campaigns covering at least one Motobecane model year.

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

Motobecane models

Ordered by total owner-reported complaint volume, which is not a ranking of quality

Motobecane models with published safety data
ModelModel yearsComplaintsRecalls
Mobylette1975–198001
Motobecane1974–197902

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. Complaint totals count a report once for each model year it names; recall totals count a campaign once per model.

Recently issued recalls

The 3 newest campaigns covering a Motobecane vehicle in our database

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
80V097000Mobylette

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSIONVEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NOS. 108 AND 122, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT", AND "MOTORCYCLE BRAKE SYSTEMS", RESPECTIVELY. VEHICLES ARE CAPABLE OF SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ALTHOUGH LIGHTING AND BRAKING SYSTEMS ARE NOT ADEQUATE FOR SAFE OPERATION AT THESE SPEEDS.

79V173000Motobecane

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELSTHE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT CONTAIN LABELS IDENTIFYING THE MANUAL CHOKES. THIS ABSENCE CONSTITUTES A NON-COMPLIANCE TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 123, "MOTORCYCLE CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS".

79V172000Motobecane

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELSTHE TIRE, RIM AND INFLATION MANUAL CHOKE LABELS ARE MISSING FROM THE INVOLVED VEHICLES. THIS CONSTITUTES A NON-COMPLIANCE TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NOS. 120, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS", AND 123, "MOTORCYCLE CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS".

Browse by model year

Every year with at least one publishable Motobecane model year

Data sources