NHTSA Campaign 12V392000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Issued by DUCATI NORTH AMERICA · Reported Aug 10, 2012 · 2,411 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Ducati is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 1199 Panigale motorcycles manufactured from March 16, 2012, through July 12, 2012. The exhaust butterfly valve bowden cable cover could melt or burn due to excess heat of the catalytic converter.

Consequence

Melting and burning of the bowden cable cover could lead to smoke and/or fire.

Remedy

Ducati will notify owners, and authorized dealers will the replace old exhaust butterfly valve bowden cable cover with a new one, free of charge. The safety recall began on October 15, 2012. Owners may contact Ducati at 1-800-231-6696 or through their website at www.ducati.com.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
DUCATI 1199 PANIGALE 2012 2,411
DUCATI 1199 PANIGALE 2013 2,411

Source: NHTSA Campaign 12V392000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.