2012–2013 Ducati 1199 Panigale recall: engine
⚠️ What's wrong
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 fix
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.
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
- 12V392000
- Manufacturer recall #
- RCL-12-006
- Manufacturer
- DUCATI NORTH AMERICA
- Vehicles affected
- 2,411
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Owner phone
- 1-800-231-6696
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 15, 2012
- Built
- Mar 16, 2012 – Jul 12, 2012
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Ducati's recall number is RCL-12-006.Customers may 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.