The defect
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.
The risk
Melting and burning of the bowden cable cover could lead to smoke and/or fire.
The 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ducati 1199 Panigale | 2012, 2013 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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 1199 Panigale | 2012 | 8 | 7 |
| Ducati 1199 Panigale | 2013 | 5 | 6 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2012
29 of the 583 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2012 concerned the engine and engine cooling; DUCATI NORTH AMERICA filed 55 campaigns in all.
| 12V572000 11 Dec 2012 | Daimler Trucks North America |
| 12V570000 11 Dec 2012 | Daimler Trucks North America |
| 12V551000 3 Dec 2012 | Ford Motor Company |
| 12V550000 27 Nov 2012 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 12V477000 1 Oct 2012 | LOTUS CARS USA, INC. |
| 12V475000 28 Sept 2012 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 12V476000 27 Sept 2012 | NAVISTAR, INC |
| 12V473000 27 Sept 2012 | NAVISTAR, INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2012