NHTSA campaign 12V270000 · Ducati campaign RCL-12-004
Ducati Recall 12V-270: SWINGARM RETAINING SCREW
NHTSA recall 12V270000 (Ducati campaign RCL-12-004) was reported by DUCATI NORTH AMERICA on June 13, 2012, with 375 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ducati 1199 Panigale for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on June 30, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V270000 (also written 12V-270 or 12V270)
- Filed by
- DUCATI NORTH AMERICA
- Ducati campaign number
- RCL-12-004
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 375 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Rear
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V270000. 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 1199 Panigale
- 2012 · Vehicles built March 16, 2012 – May 15, 2012 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V270000.
Defect description
DUCATI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 PANIGALE MOTORCYCLES BECAUSE OF AN INCORRECT SCREW USED TO RETAIN THE SWINGARM TO THE REAR SUSPENSION LINKAGE.
Safety consequence
IF THE LINKAGE DETACHES FROM THE SWINGARM, CATASTROPHIC SUSPENSION COLLAPSE WOULD OCCUR AND ADVERSELY AFFECT THE ABILITY TO SAFELY HANDLE THE MOTORCYCLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DUCATI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE, AS NECESSARY, THE INCORRECT SCREW FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 30, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DUCATI AT 1-800-231-6696 OR GO TO THEIR WEBSITE AT WWW.DUCATI.COM.
Notes
DUCATIS SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS RCL-12-004.CUSTOMERS MAY 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 12V270000
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.