NHTSA campaign 09V142000 · Ducati campaign RCL-09-001
Ducati Recall 09V-142: CYLINDER HEAD MAIN WIRING HARNESS INTERFERENCE
NHTSA recall 09V142000 (Ducati campaign RCL-09-001) was reported by DUCATI NORTH AMERICA on April 29, 2009, with 1,755 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ducati Monster 696 for the 2009 model year. Owners were notified on May 11, 2009, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 09V142000 (also written 09V-142 or 09V142)
- Filed by
- DUCATI NORTH AMERICA
- Ducati campaign number
- RCL-09-001
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,755 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Wiring
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V142000. 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 Monster 696
- 2009 · Vehicles built February 1, 2008 – September 16, 2008 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V142000.
Defect description
DUCATI IS RECALLING 1,755 MY 2009 MONSTER 696 MOTORCYCLES. THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS MAY COME IN CONTACT WITH THE VERTICAL CYLINDER HEAD AND EXHAUST PIPE POSSIBLY RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE MOTORCYCLE AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO THE RIDER.
Safety consequence
ANY DAMAGE TO THE HARNESS MAY LEAD TO LOSS OF FUNCTIONALITY OF THE MOTORCYCLE'S LIGHTING SYSTEM OR AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF ENGINE PERFORMANCE, AND THEREBY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL CHECK FOR INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS AND THE VERTICAL CYLINDER HEAD AND EXHAUST PIPE. DEALERS WILL REPOSITION AND FASTEN THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS TO THE FRAME FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DUCATI AT 800-231-6696.
Notes
DUCATI RECALL NO. RCL-09-001. OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V142000
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.