Ducatinorthamerica

September 25, 2009

United States

Ducati North America

DUCATI IS RECALLING MODEL YEAR 2010 F1098S STREETFIGHTER MOTORCYCLES. THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT GROUND SCREW MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY TIGHTENED DURING PRODUCTION WHICH CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL.

September 24, 2009

United States

Ducati North America

DUCATI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 DESMOSEDICI RR MOTORCYCLES. DUE TO INSUFFICIENT DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TAIL GUARD AND THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, THE TAIL GUARD COULD OVERHEAT.

June 1, 2009

United States

Ducati North America

DUCATI IS RECALLING 732 MODEL YEAR 2009 1198 S, 1098 R, AND F1098 S STREETFIGHTER MOTORCYCLES. THE RIGHT FORK MAY HAVE POSSIBLE CRACKING A DEFORMATION AT THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE FORK BOTTOM WHEEL AXLE PINCH BOLT AREA.

May 20, 2009

United States

Ducati North America

DUCATI IS RECALLING 1,549 MY 2009 1198, 1198 S, 1098 R, 848 AND MY 2010 F1098 STREETFIGHTER AND STREETFIGHTER S MOTORCYCLES. THESE MOTORCYCLES MAY EXPERIENCE FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE FUEL LINE AT THE FUEL INJECTOR CONNECTION.

May 15, 2009

United States

Ducati North America

DUCATI IS RECALLING 396 MY 2008 DESMOSEDICI RR MOTORCYCLES. THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS MAY BE ROUTED INCORRECTLY WHICH COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE MOTORCYCLE AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO THE RIDER.

April 29, 2009

United States

Ducati North America

DUCATI IS RECALLING 1,755 MY 2009 MONSTER 696 MOTORCYCLES. THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS MAY COME IN CONTACT WITH THE VERTICAL CYLINDER HEAD AND EXHAUST PIPE POSSIBLY RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE MOTORCYCLE AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO THE RIDER.

December 3, 2008

United States

Ducati North America

DUCATI IS RECALLING 7,130 MY 2007-2008 1098, 1098S, 1098 TRICOLORE, 1098R, AND MY 2008-2009 848 MOTORCYCLES. THE MOTORCYCLE CHARGING SYSTEM MAY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY ENGINE HEAT AND STOP OPERATING.

October 23, 2008

United States

Ducati North America

DUCATI IS RECALLING 289 MY 2008 DESMOSEDICI RR MOTORCYCLES. THE FUEL TANK DRAIN AND BREATHER HOSE CLAMPS MAY BE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY.

June 5, 2008

United States

Ducati North America

DUCATI IS RECALLING 3,614 MY 2007-2008 1098, 1098S, AND 1098 TRICOLORE MOTORCYCLES. THE REAR DRIVE SPROCKET CAN FAIL.

December 28, 2007

United States

Ducati North America

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE LICENSE NUMBER PLATE HOLDER SUPPORT BRACKET POSTS CAN CRACK.

October 11, 2007

United States

Ducati North America

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE WATER IMPELLER DOES NOT TURN DUE TO THE INSTALLATION OF AN INCORRECT LAYSHAFT. IMPROPER OPERATION OF THE WATER PUMP COULD OCCUR CAUSING OVERHEATING OF THE ENGINE COMPONENTS AND POSSIBLY ENGINE SEIZURE.

October 10, 2007

United States

Ducati North America

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE BATTERY CAN MOVE SIDE TO SIDE INSIDE THE FUEL TANK MOUNTING COMPARTMENT. THIS MOVEMENT COULD RESULT IN MAIN WIRING HARNESS DAMAGE AT THE BATTERY TERMINAL.

September 25, 2007

United States

Ducati North America

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) IGNITION TIMING AND IDLE MIXTURE WERE IMPROPERLY SET DURING PRODUCTION CAUSING THE ENGINE SPEED TO DROP AND STALL THE ENGINE WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OF THE COOLING SYSTEM EXCEEDED 180F.

April 24, 2007

United States

Ducati North America

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL CYLINDERS MOBILE TIMING BELT TENSIONER IS DIMENSIONALLY INCORRECT. United States

Ducati North America

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE HORIZONTAL CYLINDER HEAD FITTING TO THE THERMOSTAT PRODUCED A COOLANT LEAKAGE.

January 24, 2007

United States

Ducati North America

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE FASTENERS FROM THE FUEL LINE TO THE FUEL FILLER WERE NOT TIGHTENED PROPERLY. THE FUEL PUMP HOSE INSIDE THE FUEL TANK MAY SEPARATE FROM THE FUEL FILTER.

December 18, 2006

United States

Ducati North America

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WIRING CABLES INSTALLED DURING PRODUCTION COULD BE ROUTED INCORRECTLY POSSIBLY COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE EXHAUST PIPES.

September 28, 2006

United States

Ducati North America

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE FUEL PUMP AND IGNITION RELAYS INSTALLED DURING PRODUCTION COULD BE DEFECTIVE. THIS CAN CAUSE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO STOP FUNCTIONING AND THE ENGINE TO STOP.

May 13, 2005

United States

Ducati North America

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE AIR BOX BREATHER HOSE MAY COME IN CONTACT WITH THE HORIZONTAL CYLINDER EXHAUST PIPE. United States

Ducati North America

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE INCORRECT REAR SHOCK ABSORBER ROCKER ARM WAS INSTALLED DURING PRODUCTION.