NHTSA Campaign 12V188000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS

Issued by DUCATI NORTH AMERICA · Reported May 1, 2012 · 283 vehicles affected

What's wrong

DUCATI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 848, STREETFIGHTER, HYPERMOTARD, MULTISTRADA, AND MONSTER MOTORCYCLES. THE FRICTION MATERIAL MAY DETACH FROM THE BACKING PLATE OF THE REAR BRAKE PADS.

Consequence

IF THE FRICTION MATERIAL DETACHES, THERE WOULD BE A SUDDEN LOSS OF REAR BRAKE EFFICIENCY, INCREASING THE STOPPING DISTANCE AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

DUCATI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE, AS NECESSARY, THE REAR BRAKE PADS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 21, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DUCATI AT 1-800-231-6696 OR GO TO THEIR WEBSITE AT WWW.DUCATI.COM.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
DUCATI 848 EVO 2012 283
DUCATI HYPERMOTARD 796 2012 283
DUCATI MONSTER 1100 EVO 2012 283
DUCATI MONSTER 796 2012 283
DUCATI MULTISTRADA 1200 ABS 2012 283
DUCATI STREETFIGHTER 848 2012 283

Source: NHTSA Campaign 12V188000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.