2006 Ducati S4 R 2006

Routine

Owners filed 6 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Fuel System, Gasoline4
000
Suspension › Front1
000
Structure › Body1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jul 6, 20103,000 milesME

MY MOTORCYCLE HAS A PLASTIC GAS TANK WHICH HAS BEGUN TO EXPAND. THE OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS OF THE TANK HAVE INCREASED AND IT NOW DOES NOT SIT CORRECTLY IN THE FRAME, THE HANDLEBARS HIT IT ON TURNING, AND IT PRESSES AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH. PREVIOUSLY IT OPENED AND CLOSED WITHOUT PROBLEMS, NOW I HAVE TO WEDGE IT AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH TO CLOSE IT. THE RUBBER MOUNTS NO LONGER SIT ON THE FRAME. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jun 29, 20105,000 milesCA

2006 DUCATI S2R800 "PLASTIC" FUEL TANK STARTING TO DEFORM. NOT RETAINING ORIGINAL SHAPE. CONCERNS OF POSSIBLE RUPTURE OR LEAKS. GETTING WORSE WITH AGE. UNDER WARRANTY IN 2008, A DUCATI SHOP EXAMINED THE FUEL TANK AND DISMISSED IT AS WARRENTABLE. DATE BELOW IS APPROXIMATE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jun 18, 20102,871 milesNY

EXPANDING AND LEAKING PLASTIC FUEL TANK. PRESENTS FIRE DANGER AND ILL FITMENT IN THE FRAME. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jun 17, 201011,000 milesME

THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK ON MY MOTORCYCLE IS DEFORMING. AS A RESULT, IT IS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE TANK FROM THE BIKE, AND THE TANK DOES NOT SIT PROPERLY ON THE FRAME. *TR

Structure › Body
Filed Aug 20, 200911,000 milesCO

DUCATI MOTORCYCLE GAS TANK. THE BASIC SHAPE AND FORM OF THE TANK IS DEFORMING AND BULGING. UNEVEN BUMPS APPEARING ON THE SURFACE. *TR

Suspension › Front
Filed Jul 27, 20076,625 milesGA

SPRING SAG IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION CAUSES A DROP IN STEERING ANGLE AS A RESULT THE BIKE BECOMES UNSTABLE AT NORMAL ROAD SPEEDS, VERY UNSTABLE IN WINDY CONDITIONS. THE SAG IN SUSPENSION IS APPROX 50% OF NORMAL SUSPENSION TRAVEL. *JB

6 of 6 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.