Preliminary Evaluation · Closed

Extended Stopping Distance

Action number

PE21003

Opened

Feb 18, 2021

Closed

Jul 9, 2021

Outcome

Recall 21V315000

Manufacturer: Ducati North America

This investigation led to a recall

NHTSA links this probe to recall campaign 21V315000.

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What NHTSA is examining

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) based on twenty-two (22) Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQs) for soft rear brakes caused by air seeping into the rear brake lines of model year (MY) 2012-2020 Ducati Monster, Multistrada, SuperSport, Panigale, Scrambler and Diavel motorcycles.The consumers were alleging that the rear brakes would not properly function unless the rear brake pedal was applied several times or that there was a total loss of rear braking during normal applications, increasing the risk of a crash. In a March 2020 meeting, Ducati indicated that they were aware of certain models in which air may enter the motorcycles' rear braking system through the brake lines, due to exposure to heat from the exhaust system. Although this condition compromises rear braking performance, Ducati stated that they did not consider this to be a safety defect because the front and rear brake systems are hydraulically independent from each other, and a motorcycle's front brake system performs most of the stopping. Additionally, they believed that routine brake fluid replacement would resolve consumers' concerns, however complainants and dealership service technicians reported that, in some cases, after a dealer serviced the rear brake system, the rear brake pedal would feel soft and spongy again (indicating compromised brake performance) less than a year later--well before the recommended two-year brake fluid service interval. As a…

Vehicles under investigation

2012 Ducati Diavel2013 Ducati Diavel2014 Ducati Diavel2015 Ducati Diavel2016 Ducati Diavel2017 Ducati Diavel2018 Ducati Diavel2019 Ducati Diavel2020 Ducati Diavel2012 Ducati Monster 1100 Evo2014 Ducati Monster 12002015 Ducati Monster 12002016 Ducati Monster 12002017 Ducati Monster 12002018 Ducati Monster 12002019 Ducati Monster 12002020 Ducati Monster 12002021 Ducati Monster 12002012 Ducati Monster 6962012 Ducati Monster 7962017 Ducati Monster 7972018 Ducati Monster 7972019 Ducati Monster 7972020 Ducati Monster 7972016 Ducati Monster 8212017 Ducati Monster 8212018 Ducati Monster 8212019 Ducati Monster 8212020 Ducati Monster 8212013 Ducati Monster2015 Ducati Monster2012 Ducati Multistrada 1200 Abs2013 Ducati Multistrada 1200 Abs2012 Ducati Multistrada 12002013 Ducati Multistrada 12002014 Ducati Multistrada 12002015 Ducati Multistrada 12002016 Ducati Multistrada 12002017 Ducati Multistrada 12002015 Ducati Multistrada 1200S2016 Ducati Multistrada 1200S2019 Ducati Multistrada 1260 Enduro2018 Ducati Multistrada 12602012 Ducati Multistrada2013 Ducati Multistrada2014 Ducati Multistrada2015 Ducati Multistrada2016 Ducati Multistrada2017 Ducati Multistrada2018 Ducati Multistrada2019 Ducati Multistrada2020 Ducati Multistrada2018 Ducati Panigale 1299 FE2018 Ducati Panigale 9592014 Ducati Panigale R2015 Ducati Panigale R2016 Ducati Panigale R2017 Ducati Panigale R2018 Ducati Panigale R2019 Ducati Panigale R2017 Ducati Panigale Speciale2018 Ducati Panigale Speciale2019 Ducati Panigale Speciale2020 Ducati Panigale V22017 Ducati Panigale V4 S2018 Ducati Panigale V4 S2019 Ducati Panigale V4 S2017 Ducati Panigale V42018 Ducati Panigale V42019 Ducati Panigale V42020 Ducati Panigale V42015 Ducati Panigale2016 Ducati Panigale2017 Ducati Panigale2018 Ducati Panigale2019 Ducati Panigale2020 Ducati Panigale2017 Ducati Scrambler 800 Cafe Racer2018 Ducati Scrambler 800 Cafe Racer2015 Ducati Scrambler2016 Ducati Scrambler2017 Ducati Scrambler2018 Ducati Scrambler2019 Ducati Scrambler2020 Ducati Scrambler2015 Ducati Xdiavel S2016 Ducati Xdiavel S2017 Ducati Xdiavel S2018 Ducati Xdiavel S2016 Ducati Xdiavel2017 Ducati Xdiavel2018 Ducati Xdiavel2019 Ducati Xdiavel2020 Ducati Xdiavel

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.