Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints — specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened — feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 1,005 complaints for DUCATI
Incident date: Sep 27, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DUCATI 996BIP. WHILE RIDING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT PULLED IN THE CLUTCH AND DRIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO A SERVICE STATION. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE SERVICE STATION MECHANIC ADVISED HIM TO HAVE THE FUSES CHECKED. THE FUSES WERE INTACT. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THERE WERE OIL RELATED FAILURES AND THAT THE OIL WAS NOT THE P... Read more
Incident date: May 15, 2007
SPRING SAG IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION CAUSES A DROP IN STEERING ANGLE AS A RESULT THE BIKE BECOMES UNSTABLE AT NORMAL ROAD SPEEDS, VERY UNSTABLE IN WINDY CONDITIONS. THE SAG IN SUSPENSION IS APPROX 50% OF NORMAL SUSPENSION TRAVEL. *JB
Incident date: Jan 1, 1901
2007 DUCATI 1098 MOTORCYCLE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE MOTORCYCLE JUST CUTS OFF AT ANYTIME**CC THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN FIRST PURCHASING THE BIKE THE SALESMAN INFORMED HIM OF THE THE CUTTING OFF DEFECT PRIOR OWNERS HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING. AFTER THE FIRST 620 MILES THE CONSUMER STATED EXPERIENCE THE DEFECT SEVERAL OCCASIONS. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT THE CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM T... Read more
Incident date: Jul 7, 2007
(1) BIKE IS IN NEUTRAL OR CLUTCH IS DISENGAGED WHILE COMING TO A STOP OR WHILE AT A STOP. (2) THE BIKE JUST SHUTS ITSELF OFF WITHOUT WARNING. (3) DEALERSHIP CLAIMS ECU NEEDED TO BE FIX BY DUCATI NORTH AMERICA, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Incident date: May 31, 2007
1) VEHICLE STALLS WHILE COMING TO A STOP OR WHEN STOPPED 2) A FEW TIMES, VEHICLE STALLED WHILE CORNERING IN 1ST GEAR. ALMOST CRASHED. OTHER TIMES, VEHICLE STALLED WHILE COMING TO STOP AT LIGHT AND THEN LIGHT TURNS GREEN. ALMOST GET REAR ENDED. 3) DEALER REPLACED ECU BASED ON SERVICE BULLETIN. BIKE STILL STALLS. *TR
DUCATI
MONSTER S4RS
(2007) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
May 18, 2007
Incident date: May 14, 2007
JUST AFTER SERVICING THE MOTORCYCLE AT 600 MILES IT STALLED WHILE SHIFTING INTO GEAR. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE SERVICE. THE MOTORCYCLE TOTALLY SHUT DOWN WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR. PRIMARILY, FIRST GEAR 5 TIMES AND ONCE GOING INTO SECOND GEAR, AND IT WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED TWICE THE DAY I RODE IT AFTER THE SERVICE. I HAVE ONLY RIDDEN IT THE ONCE AND WILL NOT RIDE THIS MOTORCYCL... Read more
DUCATI
MONSTER S4RS
(2007) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
May 17, 2007
Incident date: Apr 30, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DUCATI MONSTER S4RS. SINCE OCTOBER OF 2006, THE CONTACT'S ENGINE HAS BEEN STALLING. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURS BETWEEN 0 AND 25 MPH. ONCE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES BEYOND 25 MPH, IT OPERATES NORMALLY. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN HIS VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND THROTTLE BODIES/SERVO ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 26, 2007
THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE THAT HOLDS THE FUEL PUMP INTO THE TANK ON THE 2006 DUCATI MULTISTRADA 620 DARK HAS FAILED ON 2 OCCASIONS. EACH TIME HAS PRESENTED A LARGE FIRE HAZARD. THE FIRST TIME THE BIKE HAS PARKED UNATTENDED IN OUR GARAGE AND WE RETURNED HOME TO FIND THE WHOLE TANK OF FUEL HAD DRAINED ONTO THE GARAGE FLOOR. THE SECOND OCCASION WAS EVEN MORE WORRYSOME BECAUSE IT STARTED LEAKING FAST WHILE... Read more
DUCATI
SPORT CLASSIC
(2006) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
Mar 9, 2007
Incident date: Mar 8, 2007
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DUCATI SPORT 1000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEREWAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE FUEL HOSE AND FASTENERS INSIDE THE FUEL TANK OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DAY HE RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER HE ALSO RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE DEALER, STATING THAT THEY WERE NOT WITH DUCATI THE MANUFACTURER OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACTS COMPLAINED THAT THE CLOSEST PLA... Read more
Incident date: Nov 24, 2006
ON NOVEMBER 24TH I WAS IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. WHILE RIDING MY 2006 749 DUCATI THE FRONT TIRE WAS WOBBLING BACK AND FORTH AND THE BACK TIRE BEGAN TO DO THE SAME. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE BIKE AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL, FRACTURING 5 VERTEBRA, BREAKING AN ARM AND A FOOT. THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS BIKE. *NM
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Nov 24, 2006
ON NOVEMBER 24TH I WAS IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. WHILE RIDING MY 2006 749 DUCATI THE FRONT TIRE WAS WOBBLING BACK AND FORTH AND THE BACK TIRE BEGAN TO DO THE SAME. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE BIKE AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL, FRACTURING 5 VERTEBRA, BREAKING AN ARM AND A FOOT. THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS BIKE. *NM
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Aug 13, 2006
I HAVE BOUGHT A NEW MOTORCYCLE IN 2002, WHICH I SELDOM RIDE FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES, THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 3500 MILES. WHILE RIDING THE BIKE ALL OF A SUDDEN THE MOTOR STOPPED AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE BIKE AND PULL AWAY FROM THE HIGHWAY. AFTER I TOWED THE BIKE HOME, I HAVE NOTICED THAT A SPARK PLUG HAD COME OUT OF THE ENGINE. I PROCEEDED TO THE TAKE THE MOTORCYCLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO... Read more
Incident date: Jun 11, 2006
2006 DUCATI 999S - UK MODEL. CLUTCH FAILS TO ENGAGE CAUSING MOTORCYCLE TO MOVE FORWARDS WHILST CLUTCH LEVER IS FULLY PULLED IN TO THE HANDLEBAR. VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. ALTHOUGH SPECIFIED ONE DAY IN REPORT, IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY AND EACH TIME THE MOTORCYCLE IS RIDDEN. *NM
Incident date: Jul 18, 2006
I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT AN ISSUE WITH THE FRONT BRAKES ON THE '04 DUCATI MULTISTRADA 1000DS. WHEN BRAKING THE BIKE SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY CAUSING A MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS HAPPENS 8 OUT OF 10 STOPS. THERE IS CURRENTLY A FORUM DISCUSSION GOING ON SINCE 2003 REGARDING THE DREADED BRAKE SHUDDER ON THIS BIKE: HTTP://WWW.MULTISTRADA.NET/FORUM/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=54&HIGHLIGHT=BRAKE+SHUDDER SO FAR ONE ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 18, 2006
I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT AN ISSUE WITH THE FRONT BRAKES ON THE '04 DUCATI MULTISTRADA 1000DS. WHEN BRAKING THE BIKE SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY CAUSING A MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS HAPPENS 8 OUT OF 10 STOPS. THERE IS CURRENTLY A FORUM DISCUSSION GOING ON SINCE 2003 REGARDING THE DREADED BRAKE SHUDDER ON THIS BIKE: HTTP://WWW.MULTISTRADA.NET/FORUM/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=54&HIGHLIGHT=BRAKE+SHUDDER SO FAR ONE ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 18, 2006
I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT AN ISSUE WITH THE FRONT BRAKES ON THE '04 DUCATI MULTISTRADA 1000DS. WHEN BRAKING THE BIKE SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY CAUSING A MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS HAPPENS 8 OUT OF 10 STOPS. THERE IS CURRENTLY A FORUM DISCUSSION GOING ON SINCE 2003 REGARDING THE DREADED BRAKE SHUDDER ON THIS BIKE: HTTP://WWW.MULTISTRADA.NET/FORUM/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=54&HIGHLIGHT=BRAKE+SHUDDER SO FAR ONE ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 12, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE PLASTIC THAT COVERED THE ENGINE RUPTURED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON HIS SUPERBIKE 999R MOTORCYCLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CORRECTIONS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. *AK
Incident date: Jun 1, 2004
FRONT BRAKES VIBRATE AND SHUDDER EVERY TIME THE MOTORCYCLE IS APPROACHING A STOP, SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY. THIS BEGAN WHEN THE BIKE HAD REACHED 600 MILES IN SERVICE, AND HAS NOT STOPPED SINCE THEN. THERE ARE NOW HAS 3600 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INSPECTED THE BIKE BUT GAVE NO REMEDY AND COULD NOT REPAIR IT. *NM
Incident date: Sep 10, 2005
REAR VIEW MIRRORS ON MODEL YEAR 2004 DUCATI MULTISTRADA 1000DS MOTORCYCLE ARE EFFECTIVELY USELESS. REARWARD VISIBILITY IS ESSENTIALLY NIL, EVEN WITH FULL ADJUSTMENT ONE IS UNABLE TO SEE LITTLE MORE THAN THE RIDERS ARMS. DUCATI OBVIOUSLY KNOW OF THIS DEFECT BECAUSE MODEL YEAR 2005 BIKES HAVE DIFFERENT MIRRORS WHICH ARE CONSIDERABLY BETTER AS FAR AS REARWARD VISIBILITY IS CONCERNED. DUCATI REFUSE TO... Read more
Incident date: Jun 15, 2005
UPON APPLYING THE FRONT BRAKE, FREQUENTLY THE MOTORCYCLE FRONT END SHAKES BACK AND FORTH. THIS CAN GET VIOLENT AT TIMES AND THE RIDER LOSES CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE. *NM
DUCATI
749
(2003) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
Jun 16, 2005
Incident date: Jun 15, 2005
THERE IS A RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR YEAR 2004 OF MY BIKE, DUCATI ST4S, RECALL # 05V221000 RE. AIR BOX BREATHER HOSE IN CONTACT W/ THE HORIZONTAL EXHAUST PIPE RESULTING IN POSSIBLE FIRE. MY BIKE IS THE SAME MODEL BUT YEAR 2003. IN THE CHOICES MENU MY BIKE WAS NOT LISTED SO I ENTERED THE FIRST ONE ON THE LIST, THE 749, BUT THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR THE ST4S. MY BREATHER HOSE IS IN CONTACT WITH THE EXHAUST ... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Jul 1, 2003
PLASTIC COOLANT TANK (RESERVOIR, NOT OVERFLOW CATCH TANK) LOCATED AT STEERING HEAD AREA ROUTINELY FAILS AND LEAKS COOLANT BENEATH MOTORCYCLE. THIS COULD CAUSE SLIPPERY COOLANT TO CONTACT REAR TIRE, WHICH COULD CAUSE VEHICLE LOSS OF CONTROL AND CRASH.
Incident date: Sep 6, 2004
I OWN 2004 DUCATI 998 MATIRX MOTORCYCLE. IT HAS A PROBLEM OF STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. THE BIKE DIES INSTANTANEOUSLY. INITIALLY, IT WAS STALLING WHILE STOPPED AND IDLING. LATER, IT WOULD DIE AS I WAS RIDING THE BIKE. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2004, I WAS CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN THE BIKE DIED AND CAME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP. THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS FORCED TO SWERVE TO... Read more
Incident date: Dec 9, 2004
I AM REPORTING THIS INCIDENT AS HAVING INVOLVE 0 DEATHS, BUT IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT MOTORCYCLES, OIL SPILLING OUT TO THE REAR TIRES AS A RESULT OF A BLOWUP WITHIN THE FIRST 700 MILES SINCE PURCHASED NEW SHOULD NOT BE ACCEPTABLE AND CAN BE POTENTIALLY FATAL FOR THE RIDER. I EXPERIENCED THIS ON MY 2004 DUCATI 749 DARK. AN OIL COOLER WAS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED ON THE MOTORCYCLE DUE TO THE POTENTIA... Read more
Incident date: Dec 9, 2004
I WISH TO LODGE A COMPLAINT AGAINST DUCATI MOTORCYCLES BASED ON A RECENT EXPERIENCE I HAD WITH MY 2004 DUCATI 749 DARK. THE MOTORCYCLE ONLY HAD APPROXIMATELY 650 MILES ON IT WHEN I EXPERIENCED A FAILURE FROM THE OIL CRANK CASE, RESULTING IN OIL BEING DISCHARGED IN THE PATH OF MY REAR TIRE, AS WELL AS TO THE ENTIRE MOTOR, PRESENTING A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. I ORIGINALLY SUSPECTED THE PROBLEM ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 8, 2004
I HAVE A DUCATI 1999 900SS MOTORCYCLE. THE GAS TANK LEAKS GAS FROM WHERE THE REAR HINGE AND TANK ARE WELDED. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM BEAUSE THE GAS LIQUID AND FUMES ARE EXTREMELY FLAMABLE AND DRIP ON AND NEAR THE ENGINE AND EXHAUST WHICH GET EXTREMELY HOT UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. THIS COULD EASILY CAUSE A FIRE. FOR CLOSE TO A YEAR BEVERLY HILLS DUCATI WAS UNAWARE OF ANY SUCH P... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2004
EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP WHILE RIDING MY 2004 DUCATI MONSTER S4R, THE SEAT COMES LOOSE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING TO HAVE HAPPEN WHILE RIDING A MOTORCYCLE. *LA
Incident date: May 21, 2004
I HAVE A 2004 DUCATI DS1000 MOTORCYCLE. THE BIKE EXHIBITS A STRONG SHUDDERING BEHAVIOR WHEN MAKING MEDIUM-STRENGTH STOPS STARTING FROM 15-20 MPH. THE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE BIKE SHAKES VIOLENTLY. ALTHOUGH THIS HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YET I FEAR THAT AN ACCIDENT COULD BE CAUSED, ESPECIALLY IF I NEED TO MAKE ANY STEERING INPUT WHILE THIS SHAKING OCCURS. THIS SHAKING IS HIGHLY REPEATABLE AND W... Read more
Incident date: Feb 28, 2004
AFTER PARKING THE MOTORCYCLE THE CONSUMER TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, BUT THE STARTER WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN. CONSUMER HAD TO RESTART THE IGNITION, AND REMOVE THE GROUND WIRE FROM THE BATTERY. CONSUMER FOUND FRAYED WIRES IN THE EXAMINATION OF THE STARTER. THE WIRES WERE REPAIRED, AND MOTORCYCLE WAS WORKING PROPERLY. *AK
Incident date: Aug 16, 2003
WHILE COMING TO A STOP, A LOUD BAG WAS HEARD AND SHORTLY AFTER A HYDROGEN SULFIDE SMELL WAS OVERWHELMING, THE RIDER WAS FORCED TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND GET OFF THE BIKE. ONCE THE BIKE WAS STOPPED THE RIDER NOTICED BATTERY ACID ALL OVER THE ENGINE FRAME AND ON HIS LEGS. THE CAUSE OF THE BATTERY FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE BIKE IS AT THE DEALER. *AK *NLM *JB
1 injured
Incident date: Aug 30, 2002
MY 2001 748 WITH 2,400 MILES..WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY A "ROD BEARING FAILURE" CAUSED ENGINE DAMAGE. BASICALLY ONE PISTON STOPPED WORKING. AS I WAS PULLING OFF THE FREEWAY THE ENGINE STALLED AND SIEZED.. I LATER LEARNED THAT SHREDDED METAL FLAKES HAD CLOGGED THE OIL PUMP AND BOTH PISTONS WERE BROKEN..WAS TOWED TO SHOP..DUCATI DID START WARRANTY WORK, HOWEVER IT TOOK THEM ALMOST 8 MONTHS TO GE... Read more
Incident date: Jul 24, 2003
WHILE DRIVING THE MOTORCYCLE AT 50MPH THE ROAD BEARING BROKE INSIDE THE ENGINE, AS RESULT OF A BROKEN ENGINE LOST THE CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Incident date: Jun 14, 2002
I HAVE A 2002 DUCATI MONSTER S4. FOR THE SECOND TIME, THE BATTERY HAS DEVELOPED A LEAK, AND SPILLED BATTERY ACID DOWN THE ENGINE AND SPLATTERED THE SURROUNDING AREAS. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DUCATI OWNERS WHO ARE SUFFERING THE SAME PROBLEMS, WITH THE SAME RESPONSE FROM DUCATI (IN ESSENCE, REPLACING THE BATTERY, WITHOUT ADMITTING AND FIXING THE CAUSE). BECAUSE I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A SATISFACTORY RES... Read more
Incident date: Jul 7, 2003
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY BATTERY ACID LEAKS OUT, CAUSING THE MOTORCYCLE NOT TO START. *AK
Incident date: Apr 7, 2003
BATTERY ACID LEAKED ON TO MOTORCYCLE ENGINE; DAMAGING IGNITION WIRING, DAMAGING PAINTED SURFACES, AND EXPERIENCING A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE IN A HEAVY TRAFFIC SITUATION. THE VEHICLE IS A 2001 DUCATI MS4. I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF A ONLINE OWNERS GROUP AND HAVE READ OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FAILURE THAT IS COMMON TO THE DUCATI MONSTER MODEL. MY MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN IN WARRANTY REPAIR SINC... Read more
Incident date: Jun 29, 2003
COMPLAINT IS WITH DUCATI NORTH AMERICA AND GS BATTERY. I HAVE A DUCATI MONSTER, 900 MODEL YEAR 2000. BATTERY WAS PURCHASED FROM DUCATI DEALER AS A SEALED BATTERY. BATTERY SPITS ACID OUT AND HAS DAMAGED MY CYLINDER HEADS, AND FRAME.*AK THE BATTERY IN QUESTION IS A GS BATTERY, MADE ACTUALLY BY JAPAN BATTERY, THE GS NUMBER IS GT-12-B4 DAMAGE TO FRAME IF IT HAD GONE UNNOTICED COULD RESULT IN ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 29, 2003
COMPLAINT IS WITH DUCATI NORTH AMERICA AND GS BATTERY. I HAVE A DUCATI MONSTER, 900 MODEL YEAR 2000. BATTERY WAS PURCHASED FROM DUCATI DEALER AS A SEALED BATTERY. BATTERY SPITS ACID OUT AND HAS DAMAGED MY CYLINDER HEADS, AND FRAME.*AK THE BATTERY IN QUESTION IS A GS BATTERY, MADE ACTUALLY BY JAPAN BATTERY, THE GS NUMBER IS GT-12-B4 DAMAGE TO FRAME IF IT HAD GONE UNNOTICED COULD RESULT IN ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 2, 2002
I OWN A DUCATI MONSTER S4 - YEAR MODEL 2001. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THE MOTORCYCLE INCLUDES A GS BRAND BATTERY - MODEL #GT12B-4. LAST YEAR, ON A HIGHWAY, MY MOTORCYCLE WAS SPILLING GAS ONTO THE ROAD CAUSING MY BACK WHEEL TO SLIP. WITH NO SHOULDER PRESENT, I HAD TO WAIT TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY BEFORE I COULD STOP. UPON DOING SO, I FOUND THAT MY BATTERY HAD LEAKED AND COMPROMISED THE GAS LINE CAUSING... Read more
Incident date: Aug 2, 2002
I OWN A DUCATI MONSTER S4 - YEAR MODEL 2001. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THE MOTORCYCLE INCLUDES A GS BRAND BATTERY - MODEL #GT12B-4. LAST YEAR, ON A HIGHWAY, MY MOTORCYCLE WAS SPILLING GAS ONTO THE ROAD CAUSING MY BACK WHEEL TO SLIP. WITH NO SHOULDER PRESENT, I HAD TO WAIT TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY BEFORE I COULD STOP. UPON DOING SO, I FOUND THAT MY BATTERY HAD LEAKED AND COMPROMISED THE GAS LINE CAUSING... Read more
Incident date: Aug 2, 2002
I OWN A DUCATI MONSTER S4 - YEAR MODEL 2001. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THE MOTORCYCLE INCLUDES A GS BRAND BATTERY - MODEL #GT12B-4. LAST YEAR, ON A HIGHWAY, MY MOTORCYCLE WAS SPILLING GAS ONTO THE ROAD CAUSING MY BACK WHEEL TO SLIP. WITH NO SHOULDER PRESENT, I HAD TO WAIT TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY BEFORE I COULD STOP. UPON DOING SO, I FOUND THAT MY BATTERY HAD LEAKED AND COMPROMISED THE GAS LINE CAUSING... Read more
Incident date: Jun 23, 2003
(DUCATI 999S 2003)CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS STALLING OUT IN TRAFFIC. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE MOTOR CYCLE LEAKED ANTI-FREEZE. *TS. THE ENGINE MADE A LOD NOISE, AND THERE WAS A A BACK FIRE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *JB
Incident date: Jun 23, 2003
(DUCATI 999S 2003)CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS STALLING OUT IN TRAFFIC. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE MOTOR CYCLE LEAKED ANTI-FREEZE. *TS. THE ENGINE MADE A LOD NOISE, AND THERE WAS A A BACK FIRE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *JB
DUCATI
DUCATI
(2002) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
May 12, 2003
THE ENGINE VENTED OIL FROM THE CRANKCASE BREATHER. THE INCIDENT HAD OCCURRED TWICE. THE FIRST 1ST FAILURE WAS AT 600 MILES AND THE 2ND FAILURE AT 1,800 MILES. VEHICLE IS A 2002 DUCATI 998. *JB
DUCATI
DUCATI
(2002) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
May 6, 2003
Incident date: May 4, 2003
OIL LEAK ALMOST RESULTING IN A CRASH. 2002 DUCATI 998 MOTORCYCLE. I WAS RIDING DOWN THE STREET, AND AT A STOP LIGHT NOTICED A WEIRD SMELL. I LOOKED DOWN AND OIL WAS ALL OVER MY ENGINE, MY SWINGARM, AND MY REAR TIRE. I LUCKILY CAUGHT IT (THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME) BEFORE CRASHING. PRELIMINARY TESTS REVEALED POOR COMPRESSION, AND MANY OTHER DUCATI 998 OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM, AND ... Read more
THE DUCATI MOTORCYCLE MODEL #998, LEAKED OIL. *JB
Incident date: Dec 11, 2002
IN JUNE OF 2002 I PURCHASED A 2000 DUCATI SPS MOTORCYCLE FROM DOUNTOWN HARLEY A DEALER IN TIWILLA WASHINGTON I HAVE JUST RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THE MOTORCYCLE WAS MISREPRESENTED AND AN ODOMETER DISCREPENCY. I HAD THE BIKE SOLD TO ANOTHER BUYER AND HE RAN A CAR FAX ON THE VIN # . THE INFORMATION SHOWS A 10000 MILE MISREAD ON THE BIKE. I RESEARCHED THE BIKE AND ALSO FOUND OUT IT WAS PROFESSIONALL... Read more
Incident date: Apr 15, 2002
PROBLEM: THE CHROME HARDFACING ON THE ROCKER ARMS FLAKE DUE TO SUBSTANDARD PROCESSING ON THE DUCATI SUPERBIKE SERIES OF MOTORCYCLES. THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF DUCATI OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT DUCATI NORTH AMERICA HAS FAILED REPEATEDLY TO INITIATE A FIX. DT
Incident date: Aug 1, 2002
WHEN RIDING MOTORCYCLE AND GOING INTO A TURN IT DROPPED INTO A "FALSE NEUTRAL." THEN, IT DROPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR AND LOCKED UP BACK WHEELS. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO FIXED ISSUE. SITUATION HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN CONSUMER RECEIVED MOTORCYCLE FROM DEALER. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES FROM INCIDENT.*AK
1 injured
Incident date: Nov 15, 2001
ALTERNATOR (STATOR) FAILED 3X IN 2000 MILES OF VEHICLE OPERATION - CAUSES BATTERY TO DISCHARGE AND ENGINE TO STOP ABRUPTLY - REPAIRED BY DEALER EACH TIME, OTHER ASSOCIATED PARTS REPLACED ALSO STILL THE DEFECT REMAINS. CERTAINLY SEEMS TO BE DESIGN DEFECT!
Incident date: May 1, 2000
MANUFACTURER AND DEALER OF MOTORCYCLE ARE APATHETIC. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash
1 injured