NHTSA Campaign 12V270000

SUSPENSION:REAR

Issued by DUCATI NORTH AMERICA · Reported Jun 13, 2012 · 375 vehicles affected

What's wrong

DUCATI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 PANIGALE MOTORCYCLES BECAUSE OF AN INCORRECT SCREW USED TO RETAIN THE SWINGARM TO THE REAR SUSPENSION LINKAGE.

Consequence

IF THE LINKAGE DETACHES FROM THE SWINGARM, CATASTROPHIC SUSPENSION COLLAPSE WOULD OCCUR AND ADVERSELY AFFECT THE ABILITY TO SAFELY HANDLE THE MOTORCYCLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

DUCATI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE, AS NECESSARY, THE INCORRECT SCREW FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 30, 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 1199 PANIGALE 2012 375

Source: NHTSA Campaign 12V270000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.