NHTSA campaign 12V392000 · Ducati campaign RCL-12-006
Ducati Recall 12V-392: Exhaust Butterfly Valve Bowden Cable Cover
NHTSA recall 12V392000 (Ducati campaign RCL-12-006) was reported by DUCATI NORTH AMERICA on August 10, 2012, with 2,411 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ducati 1199 Panigale for model years 2012–2013. Owners were notified on October 15, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V392000 (also written 12V-392 or 12V392)
- Filed by
- DUCATI NORTH AMERICA
- Ducati campaign number
- RCL-12-006
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2,411 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V392000. 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
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V392000.
Defect description
Ducati is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 1199 Panigale motorcycles manufactured from March 16, 2012, through July 12, 2012. The exhaust butterfly valve bowden cable cover could melt or burn due to excess heat of the catalytic converter.
Safety consequence
Melting and burning of the bowden cable cover could lead to smoke and/or fire.
Manufacturer remedy
Ducati will notify owners, and authorized dealers will the replace old exhaust butterfly valve bowden cable cover with a new one, free of charge. The safety recall began on October 15, 2012. Owners may contact Ducati at 1-800-231-6696 or through their website at www.ducati.com.
Notes
Ducati's recall number is RCL-12-006.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 12V392000
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.