NHTSA campaign 07V254000

PIAGGIO USA, INC. Recall 07V-254: LOWER FORK YOKE

NHTSA recall 07V254000 was reported by PIAGGIO USA, INC. on June 7, 2007, with 1,044 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Moto Guzzi EV for model years 2003–2004. Owners were notified on September 17, 2007, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 07V254000 (also written 07V-254 or 07V254)
Filed by: PIAGGIO USA, INC.
Report received: June 7, 2007
Potentially affected: 1,044 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Steering
Owners notified: September 17, 2007

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V254000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Moto Guzzi

Moto Guzzi EV
- 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built June 11, 2002 – March 25, 2004 (per NHTSA)

All Moto Guzzi recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V254000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE LOWER FORK YOKE COULD FAIL. A CRACK CAN FORM AROUND THE LOWER FORK BEARING.

Safety consequence

IF THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN UNDER SUCH A CONDITION, AND THE CRACK COMPROMISES THE INTEGRITY OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION, THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE LOWER FORK COMPONENT IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PIAGGIO/MOTO GUZZI AT 1-212-380-4400.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 07V254000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.