The defect
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 the front brake master cylinder, the front brakes may drag or apply, causing the motorcycle to unexpectedly slow down or stop completely without activating the rear brake light.
The risk
Unexpectedly slowing down or stopping while driving with no warning to following traffic can increase the risk of a crash.
The 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 1-212-380-4433. Piaggio's number for this recall is PA2ZZQ1904.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Aprilia Dorsoduro | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 |
| Aprilia Mana 850 | 2013, 2014 |
| Aprilia Shiver | 2018 |
| Moto Guzzi Audace | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Moto Guzzi California | 2017, 2018 |
| Moto Guzzi Eldorado | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Moto Guzzi MGX 21 Bagger | 2017 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aprilia Dorsoduro | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Aprilia Dorsoduro | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Aprilia Dorsoduro | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Aprilia Dorsoduro | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Aprilia Dorsoduro | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Aprilia Mana 850 | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Aprilia Mana 850 | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Aprilia Shiver | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Moto Guzzi Audace | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Moto Guzzi Audace | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Moto Guzzi Audace | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Moto Guzzi California | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Moto Guzzi California | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Moto Guzzi Eldorado | 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| Moto Guzzi Eldorado | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Moto Guzzi Eldorado | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Moto Guzzi MGX 21 Bagger | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2019
23 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; Piaggio Group Americas. Inc. filed 16 campaigns in all.
| 19V915000 20 Dec 2019 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 19V909000 19 Dec 2019 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 19V904000 18 Dec 2019 | Ford Motor Company |
| 19V826000 18 Nov 2019 | Piaggio Group Americas. Inc. |
| 19V807000 8 Nov 2019 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 19V804000 8 Nov 2019 | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| 19V704000 3 Oct 2019 | General Motors LLC |
| 19V705000 3 Oct 2019 | Jayco, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019