The defect
DUCATI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 MONSTER 1100 EVO MOTORCYCLES, MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 17, 2011, THROUGH JANUARY 24, 2012 AND EQUIPPED WITH REAR RIMS MARKED WITH CODE DU6-RR. OVER TIME, THE SPOKES ON THE REAR WHEEL RIM MAY DEVELOP CRACKS.
The risk
CRACKS MAY LEAD TO FAILURE OF THE REAR WHEEL RIM, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DUCATI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR WHEEL RIM, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 7, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DUCATI AT 1-800-231-6696 OR GO TO THEIR WEBSITE AT WWW.DUCATI.COM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ducati Monster 1100 EVO | 2011, 2012 |
Components: WHEELS:RIM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ducati Monster 1100 EVO | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Ducati Monster 1100 EVO | 2012 | 5 | 3 |
Other wheels recalls in 2012
15 of the 583 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2012 concerned the wheels; DUCATI NORTH AMERICA filed 55 campaigns in all.
| 12V588000 17 Dec 2012 | AUTOCAR, LLC |
| 12V558000 3 Dec 2012 | PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 12V543000 23 Nov 2012 | FOREST RIVER, INC. |
| 12V520000 31 Oct 2012 | ALUMINA, INC |
| 12V512000 23 Oct 2012 | Express Trailers |
| 12V418000 28 Aug 2012 | LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC. |
| 12V414000 23 Aug 2012 | MCCLAIN TRAILERS, INC. |
| 12V396000 10 Aug 2012 | B & M MANUFACTURING COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2012