2004 MV AGUSTA BRUTALE Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
Problem Breakdown
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BIKE WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE NEXT TO ANOTHER 7 MOTORCYCLES AND SUDDENLY WITH NO KEY IN, AN ELECTRICAL PART CALLED SPU START BURNING AND IN THE WHOLE GARAGE WAS A WHITE SMOKE CLOUD WITH A STRONG ODOR. AFTER CHECKING WHERE THE SMOKE CAME, I DISCOVERED THAT WAS UNDER THE GAS TANK, IMMEDIATELY I DISCONN...
HEADLIGHT GLASS FALLS OUT. APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON ISSUE ON BRUTALE MODELS. THE GLUE USED TO SECURE THE GLASS TO THE FRAME DOESNT HOLD AND WILL FALL OUT AND SHATTER. GLASS ON MY BIKE FELL OUT WHEN COMING TO A STOP. A QUICK SEARCH ON GOOGLE WILL SHOW MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS...
Mileage: 4,000
ON THURSDAY, SEPT 1, AT APPROXIMATELY 2PM, I WAS TRAVELING EAST ON STATE ROAD 185 WHEN I NOTICED THE MOTORCYCLE BEGAN TO RUN POORLY. THE ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND RESTART. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CEASED TO FUNCTION. I PULLED THE BIKE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTIC...
Mileage: 2,000
ON THURSDAY, SEPT 1, AT APPROXIMATELY 2PM, I WAS TRAVELING EAST ON STATE ROAD 185 WHEN I NOTICED THE MOTORCYCLE BEGAN TO RUN POORLY. THE ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND RESTART. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CEASED TO FUNCTION. I PULLED THE BIKE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTIC...
Mileage: 2,000
THE SERVICE POWER UNIT (SPU) SHORTED INTERNALLY AND CAUGHT FIRE. A HOLE BURNED THROUGH THE BACK OF THE PLASTIC UNIT. SINCE THE SPU RESTS AGAINST THE FUEL TANK, WHICH IS PLASTIC ON THIS MOTORCYCLE, THE FIRE STARTED TO MELT THE FUEL TANK. I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE FUEL TANK AND THE SMOLDERING SPU FR...
Mileage: 2,000
THE SERVICE POWER UNIT (SPU) SHORTED INTERNALLY AND CAUGHT FIRE. A HOLE BURNED THROUGH THE BACK OF THE PLASTIC UNIT. SINCE THE SPU RESTS AGAINST THE FUEL TANK, WHICH IS PLASTIC ON THIS MOTORCYCLE, THE FIRE STARTED TO MELT THE FUEL TANK. I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE FUEL TANK AND THE SMOLDERING SPU FR...
Mileage: 2,000