JUNE 15, 2017 ABOUT 1400EST @ SPARTANBURG, SC-PARKING LOT OF CUMMINS ATLANTIC ELECTRONIC DASH WENT INTO "CHRISTMAS TREE" MODE OF RANDOM FLASHING LIGHTS, FANS ON, EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON, ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND NO RE-START. TURNS OUT TO BE A DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM WITH DUCATI CANBUS SYSTEM ACKNOWLEDGED BY DUCATI TO DEALERS IN A BULLETIN DATED 3NOVEMBER 2016 WITH ORDERS TO INSTALL A PREVENTIVE DEVICE IN ALL STOCK OF YEARS 2013-2015 BUT WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO TAKE NO ACTIVE OUTREACH TO EXISTING OWNERS IN ORDER TO INSTALL THE SAME PREVENTIVE DEVICE BUT TO WAIT UNTIL THE OWNER CONTACTS THE DEALER FOR SERVICE OR CANBUS FAILURE. THE 3NOV17 DEALER BULLETIN CLAIMS ENGINE PERFORMANCE IS NOT AFFECTED BY THE CHRISTMAS TREE PHENOMENON WHICH APPARENTLY SIGNIFIES THAT THE CANBUS HAS BEEN DESTROYED. THIS INSTANCE OCCURRED AT ABOUT 10MPH IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE BUSINESS NOTED. INTERNET RESEARCH IMMEDIATELY REVEALED EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION BY DUCATI OWNERS OF THIS ISSUE, WITH MULTIPLE FAILURES RELATED. DUCATI REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ENGINE SHUT DOWN, IMPAIRMENT OF LIGHTING, COMPROMISE OF TRACTION CONTROL INCLUDING ABS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC FUNCTIONS CONTROLLED AND MONITORED BY THE CANBUS SYSTEM REPRESENTS ANY SAFETY ISSUES FOR OPERATORS OR PASSENGERS OF THESE VEHICLES. DUCATI QUIETLY REPLACES DESTROYED DASHBOARDS CONTAINING THE CENTRAL CANBUS ELECTRONICS. HOWEVER, AT LEAST ONE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE ISSUE FOR ALL DUCATIS USING CANBUS, WHICH APPARENT
2015 Ducati Hypermotard
Routine
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electronic stability control (esc). No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Stability Control (esc) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsElectronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Aug 28, 20172,600 milesCA
1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.