NHTSA Complaint #10240295 — 2007 MOTO GUZZI NORGE 1200

ON 8-26-2008 I WAS RIDING MY 2007 MOTO GUZZI NORGE WHICH HAS THE MOTO GUZZI ACCESSORY TOP CASE ON THE MOTORCYCLE. AFTER RIDING MORE THAN 350 MILES THAT DAY I PULL OFF THE ROAD TO TAKE A PICTURE. AS I LEFT THE PAVEMENT AND BEGAN DRIVING ON THE DIRT NEXT TO THE ROAD I HIT A COUPLE OF RUTS AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH. AT WHICH POINT THE TOP CASE, WHICH ATTACHES TO THE BACK OF THE BIKE, EJECTED ITSELF FROM ITS MOUNT, STRUCK ME IN THE LOWER BACK AND THEN FELL TO THE GROUND. THE MOUNT WHICH THE TOP CASE ATTACHES TO IS THE NEW STYLE MOUNT WITH THE ALUMINUM LOCKING LUG, WHICH REPLACES THE OLD STYLE MOUNT WITH THE PLASTIC LOCKING LUG THAT WAS PRONE TO BREAKING AND WAS RECALLED BY MOTO GUZZI. PLEASE LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING LINK FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECALL, HTTP://FORUM.GUZZITECH.COM/INDEX.PHP?OPTION=COM_FIREBOARD&ITEMID=69&FUNC=VIEW&ID=3483&CATID=25#3483 THE NEW MOUNT IS SUPPOSE TO PREVENT THE TOP CASE FROM BREAKING FREE FROM THE MOUNT, WHICH IT APPARENTLY DOES NOT. PLEASE SEE THE BELOW LINKS FOR PICTURES OF MY TOP CASE AS WELL AS THE LOCKING MECHANISM THAT LOCKS THE CASE TO THE BIKE MOUNT. HTTP://FORUM.GUZZITECH.COM/INDEX.PHP?OPTION=COM_FIREBOARD&ITEMID=69&FUNC=VIEW&ID=7833&CATID=26 HTTP://FORUM.GUZZITECH.COM/INDEX.PHP?OPTION=COM_FIREBOARD&ITEMID=69&FUNC=VIEW&ID=7887&CATID=26 I HAVE CONTACTED MOTO GUZZI AND THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE MOTORCYCLE BUT BOTH THE DEALER AND MOTO GUZZI SEEM TO HAVE LITTLE INTEREST IN ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE RECALL HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE ON MY BIKE. IF THE RATHER HEAVY MOTO GUZZI TOP CASE EJECTED ITSELF OFF A BIKE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND STUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE OR MOTORCYCLE TRAVELING ON THE ROADWAY A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH WOULD OCCUR. THE LOCKING MECHANISM IS OF SUCH POOR QUALITY AND DESIGN THAT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE ONE OF THESE TOP BOXES KILLS SOMEONE. *TR