Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V339000

Power train: clutch assembly

Ducati North America filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-05-23.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V339000

Power train: clutch assembly

Component
Power train: clutch assembly
Manufacturer
Ducati North America
Vehicles affected
168
Reported to NHTSA
2016-05-23
Owners notified
2016-07-11

Defect description

Ducati North America (Ducati) is recalling certain model year 2014 1199 Superleggera motorcycles manufactured April 8, 2014, through November 13, 2014. On the affected motorcycles, the damper plate assembled between the primary driven gear and the clutch basket assembly could break due to fatigue, and result in the engine seizing, and therefore, the rear wheel locking up.

Safety risk

A rear wheel lock up may cause a loss of control and increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Ducati will notify owners, and dealers will install a new clutch assembly, free of charge. The recall began on July 11, 2016. Owners may contact Ducati customer service at 1-800-231-6696. Ducati's number for this recall is SRV-RCL-16-002.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
DUCATI 1199 Superleggera2014

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.