NHTSA campaign 09V197000 · Ducati campaign RCL-09-004
Ducati Recall 09V-197: STRESS CRACKS/RIGHT FORK AXLE MOUNT
NHTSA recall 09V197000 (Ducati campaign RCL-09-004) was reported by DUCATI NORTH AMERICA on June 1, 2009, with 732 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ducati 1098R, Ducati 1198S and Ducati F1098S for the 2009 model year. Owners were notified on June 16, 2009, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 09V197000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 09V197000 (also written 09V-197 or 09V197)
- Filed by
- DUCATI NORTH AMERICA
- Ducati campaign number
- RCL-09-004
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 732 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Frame and Members
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V197000. 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 1098R
- 2009 · Vehicles built December 3, 2008 – January 22, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Ducati 1198S
- 2009 · Vehicles built February 19, 2009 – May 11, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Ducati F1098S
- 2009 · Vehicles built November 24, 2008 – March 18, 2009 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V197000.
Defect description
DUCATI IS RECALLING 732 MODEL YEAR 2009 1198 S, 1098 R, AND F1098 S STREETFIGHTER MOTORCYCLES. THE RIGHT FORK MAY HAVE POSSIBLE CRACKING A DEFORMATION AT THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE FORK BOTTOM WHEEL AXLE PINCH BOLT AREA.
Safety consequence
CRACKING OF THE FORK MAY LEAD TO A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DUCATI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE AFFECTED MOTORCYCLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 16, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DUCATI TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-231-6696.
Notes
DUCTAI'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. RCL-09-004.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 09V197000
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.