The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE LATCH SECURING THE PASSENGER SEAT ON THESE MOTORCYCLES CAN FAIL ALLOWING THE SEAT AND PASSENGER TO FALL OFF THE REAR OF THE MOTORCYCLE.
The risk
THE PASSENGER COULD SUSTAIN SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE SEATS WITH A NEW SEAT THAT INCORPORATES AN IMPROVED LATCH MECHANISM AND A MORE RIGID BASE. IN ADDITION, SOME BODY WORK AROUND THE PASSENGER SEAT WILL BE REMOVED SO THAT THE REPLACEMENT SEAT WILL FIT PROPERLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Moto Guzzi Sport 1100 | 1995, 1996 |
Components: SEATS:MOTORCYCLE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moto Guzzi Sport 1100 | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Moto Guzzi Sport 1100 | 1996 | 0 | 2 |
Other seats recalls in 1998
10 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the seats; MOTO AMERICA INC. filed 4 campaigns in all.
| 98V328000 22 Dec 1998 | COLLINS BUS CORPORATION |
| 98V317000 14 Dec 1998 | MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| 98V308001 17 Nov 1998 | NEOPLAN USA CORP. |
| 98V238000 28 Sept 1998 | CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 98V229000 17 Sept 1998 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 98V163000 21 Jul 1998 | TIARA MOTOR COACH DIVISION |
| 98V145000 26 Jun 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V138000 23 Jun 1998 | NEW FLYER OF AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998