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Moto Guzzi California Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 14 owner complaints across 8 model years of the Moto Guzzi California (1998–2018). The most-complained-about year is 2000.

2
safety recalls, all years
14
owner complaints, all years
1998
year with most recalls
2000
year with most complaints

Pick your Moto Guzzi California model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2018 Moto Guzzi California10
2017 Moto Guzzi California10
2004 Moto Guzzi California04
2002 Moto Guzzi California02
2001 Moto Guzzi California11
2000 Moto Guzzi California15
1999 Moto Guzzi California12
1998 Moto Guzzi California10

What Moto Guzzi California owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 14 complaints with NHTSA. The 2000 model year has the most, with 5.

All Moto Guzzi California recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Moto Guzzi California, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Master cylinder (service brakes)

    NHTSA 19V561000 Reported 1,701 vehicles potentially affected Piaggio Group Americas. Inc.

    Piaggio Group Americas. Inc. (Piaggio) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Moto Guzzi Audace 1400 and Eldorado 1400, 2017-2018 Moto Guzzi California 1400, 2017 Moto Guzzi MGX 21 Bagger, 2013-2014 Aprilia Mana 850, 2014-2016 Aprilia Dorsoduro 750, 2018-2019 Aprilia Dorsoduro 900, and 2018 Aprilia Shiver 900 motorcycles. Due to a problem with…

    Remedy: Piaggio will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, and if necessary, replace the front brake master cylinder free of charge. The recall began August 16, 2019. Owners may contact Piaggio customer service at…

    Model years: 2017, 2018

  2. Vehicle speed control

    NHTSA 02V262000 Reported 2,284 vehicles potentially affected MOTO GUZZI NORTH AMERICA

    On certain motorcycles, the throttle linkage can fail to return to a completely closed position.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the throttle return cable. Owner notification is expected to begin during october 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the…

    Model years: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

Other Moto Guzzi models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.