NHTSA campaign 05V085000 · Ducati campaign RCL-05-002 DNA

Ducati Recall 05V-085: OIL COOLER DELIVERY AND RETURN HOSE

NHTSA recall 05V085000 (Ducati campaign RCL-05-002 DNA) was reported by DUCATI NORTH AMERICA on March 9, 2005, with 475 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ducati MTS 1000 for model years 2003–2004. Owners were notified on April 8, 2005, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
05V085000 (also written 05V-085 or 05V085)
Filed by
DUCATI NORTH AMERICA
Ducati campaign number
RCL-05-002 DNA
Report received
Potentially affected
475 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Engine and Engine Cooling
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V085000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Ducati

  • Ducati MTS 1000

    • 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built May 2, 2003 – April 30, 2004 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V085000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE OIL COOLER DELIVERY AND RETURN HOSE COULD LEAK OIL.

Safety consequence

THIS LEAKAGE CONDITION COULD DIRECT OIL TO THE REAR WHEEL AND TIRE, WHICH CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE OIL COOLER DELIVERY AND RETURN LINES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 8, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DUCATI MOTORCYCLES AT 408-253-0499.

Notes

DUCATI RECALL NO. RCL-05-002 DNA.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO 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.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V085000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.