NHTSA campaign 21V315000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Ducati North America: Service Brakes, Hydraulic

Ducati North America reported this defect to federal regulators on May 4, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 5,909. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

Ducati North America (Ducati) is recalling certain 2017-2020 Monster 797, Monster 1200, Supersport, 2016-2020 XDiavel, and 2018-2020 Monster 821 motorcycles. Air may permeate the rear brake system.

The risk

Air in the system may reduce effectiveness of the rear brakes, increasing the distance required to stop and the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Dealers will install new rear brake hoses, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 28, 2021. Owners may contact Ducati customer service at 1-888-391-5446.

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 21V315000.

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