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Motobecane Mobylette Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 0 owner complaints across 6 model years of the Motobecane Mobylette (1975–1980).

1
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
1975
year with most recalls

Pick your Motobecane Mobylette model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1980 Motobecane Mobylette10
1979 Motobecane Mobylette10
1978 Motobecane Mobylette10
1977 Motobecane Mobylette10
1976 Motobecane Mobylette10
1975 Motobecane Mobylette10

All Motobecane Mobylette recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Motobecane Mobylette, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Manual transmission (power train)

    NHTSA 80V097000 Reported 32,000 vehicles potentially affected MOTOBECANE AMERICA, LTD.

    Vehicles 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.

    Remedy: Vehicle will be modified by installing a ring wedge block in the automatic gear change to reduce the maximum attainable speed.

    Model years: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980

Other Motobecane 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.