Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V323000

Suspension: rear

Piaggio Group Americas. Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-07-24.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V323000

Suspension: rear

Component
Suspension: rear
Manufacturer
Piaggio Group Americas. Inc.
Vehicles affected
680
Reported to NHTSA
2013-07-24
Owners notified
2013-08-12

Defect description

Piaggio Group Americas (Piaggio) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Moto Guzzi Stelvio NTX 1200 motorcycles manufactured February 6, 2012, through April 10, 2013; and model year 2012-2013 Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 motorcycles manufactured January 25, 2012, through March 21, 2013; and model year 2012-2013 Moto Guzzi Griso 1200 motorcycles manufactured January 26, 2012, through April 29, 2013. Due to a manufacturing fault, the rear suspension connecting links could fracture.

Safety risk

If the rear suspension links fail while riding, the rear suspension would suddenly collapse, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Piaggio will notify owners, and Moto Guzzi dealers will replace the rear suspension connecting links on the affected vehicles, free of charge. The recall began on August 12, 2013. Owners may contact Piaggio at 1-877-696-6864.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

6 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
MOTO GUZZI Griso 12002013 2012
MOTO GUZZI Norge 12002013 2012
MOTO GUZZI Stelvio NTX 12002013 2012

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.