2007 Ducati 1098 Tricolore recall: engine
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain motorcycles, the horizontal and vertical cylinders mobile timing belt tensioner is dimensionally incorrect.
💥 The risk
The mobile tensioner CAN come into contact with the timing belt cover which could cause the timing belt to fail and consequently stop the engine increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the existing mobile timing belt tensioner using updated components. The recallbegan on april 4, 2007. Owners may contact ducati at 1-408-253-0499.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V176000
- Manufacturer recall #
- RCL-07-004
- Manufacturer
- DUCATI NORTH AMERICA
- Vehicles affected
- 2
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 4, 2007
- Built
- Sep 20, 2006 – Oct 1, 2006
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Ducati recall no. RCL-07-004.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.