The defect
Ducati North America (Ducati) is recalling certain 2015-2018 1299 motorcycles (including STD, S, FE and SL models), Monster 1200 motorcycles (including S and R models), Multistrada motorcycles (including S and PP models), 2015-2017 Panigale R, 2016-2018 XDaviel S motorcycles and 2017-2018 Scrambler 800 Café Racer motorcycles. These motorcycles are equipped with Brembo front brake master cylinders that may fail.
The risk
If the front brake master cylinder fails, the loss of front braking ability can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Ducati will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front brake master cylinder piston, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin February 15, 2018. Owners may contact Ducati customer service at 1-800-231-6696.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ducati 1299 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Ducati Monster 1200 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Ducati Multistrada | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Ducati Panigale R | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Ducati Scrambler 800 Cafe Racer | 2017, 2018 |
| Ducati Xdiavel S | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
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 1299 | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Ducati 1299 | 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| Ducati 1299 | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Ducati 1299 | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| Ducati Monster 1200 | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Ducati Monster 1200 | 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| Ducati Monster 1200 | 2017 | 1 | 4 |
| Ducati Monster 1200 | 2018 | 3 | 4 |
| Ducati Multistrada | 2015 | 2 | 1 |
| Ducati Multistrada | 2016 | 4 | 1 |
| Ducati Multistrada | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Ducati Multistrada | 2018 | 2 | 1 |
| Ducati Panigale R | 2015 | 1 | 2 |
| Ducati Panigale R | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Ducati Panigale R | 2017 | 0 | 3 |
| Ducati Scrambler 800 Cafe Racer | 2017 | 2 | 1 |
| Ducati Scrambler 800 Cafe Racer | 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| Ducati Xdiavel S | 2016 | 1 | 3 |
| Ducati Xdiavel S | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Ducati Xdiavel S | 2018 | 1 | 3 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2017
23 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; Ducati North America filed 41 campaigns in all.
| 17V846000 28 Dec 2017 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 17V843000 26 Dec 2017 | Newmar Corporation |
| 17V839000 22 Dec 2017 | MV Agusta USA, LLC |
| 17V823000 20 Dec 2017 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 17V817000 18 Dec 2017 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 17V811000 15 Dec 2017 | Piaggio Group Americas. Inc. |
| 17V773000 1 Dec 2017 | Kia Motors America |
| 17V769000 30 Nov 2017 | Hyundai Motor America |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017