Ducati North America: Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery › Cables
Ducati North America reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 15, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,072. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Ducati North America (Ducati) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Scrambler 1100 motorcycles. The exhaust valve cable could contact the main positive battery wire and potentially short-circuit.
The risk
An electrical short-circuit increases the risk of fire.
The remedy
Ducati will notify owners, and dealers will install a new cable guide and self-locking cable tie to the exhaust valve cable, free of charge. The recall began January 22, 2021. Owners may contact Ducati customer service at 1-888-391-5446. Ducati's number for this recall is SRV-RCL-20-003.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Ducati Scrambler | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Ducati Scrambler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Ducati Scrambler | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Ducati Scrambler | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 20V781000.
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