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2017 Ducati Supersport Recalls & Complaints

The 2017 Ducati Supersport has 4 NHTSA recall campaigns and 7 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Ducati dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2017 Ducati Supersport. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

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2017 Ducati Supersport owner complaints

Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Ducati Supersport, describing incidents dated May 12, 2017 to February 17, 2020.

Most-cited components

Visibility/Wiper 4 complaints
Fuel/Propulsion System 1 complaint
Power Train 1 complaint
Service Brakes 1 complaint
Unknown or Other 1 complaint

Newest complaints

ODI #11450179 · Filed February 3, 2022
The fuel gauge has gone bad multiple times. Some times the fuel gauge will go to zero with fuel still in it or it will stick at half tank when it is less than that. My local Ducati service center has replace the fuel gauge 3 times now and the bike only has 3500 miles on it. Talking to the service…
ODI #11399117 · Filed March 4, 2021
MOTORCYCLE IS EQUIPPED THE DUCATI QUICK SHIFTER (DQS). WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND BIKE WILL OCCASIONALLY, AT LEAST ONCE PER OUTING, POP OUT OF GEAR AND GO INTO A 'FALSE' NEUTRAL. VERY DISCONCERTING ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING INTO A CORNER. HAVE REPEATEDLY COMPLAINED TO MY DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE…
ODI #11309749 · Filed February 17, 2020
PURCHASED BIKE NEW IN AUGUST 2018 AND HAS LESS THAN 1K MILES. UNEXPLAINED LEAK HAS DEVELOPED NEAR AIR INTAKE. LEAK IDENTIFIED NEAR THE END OF JANUARY 2020. REAR BRAKE IDENTIFIED TODAY AS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE BUT BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR IS FULL. NO ERROR MESSAGES OR SYSTEM FAILURE ALERTS INCLUDING A…

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Air May Reduce Effectiveness of Rear Brakes

NHTSA #21V315000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · NHTSA notice

Reported May 4, 2021 · Ducati North America

Potentially affected: 5,909 vehicles

Repair completion: 61.69% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Owners notified June 28, 2021 · Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

Defect description

Ducati North America (Ducati) is recalling certain 2017-2020 Monster 797, Monster 1200, Supersport, 2016-2020 XDiavel, and 2018-2020 Monster 821 motorcycles. Air may permeate the rear brake system.

Safety consequence

Air in the system may reduce effectiveness of the rear brakes, increasing the distance required to stop and the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will install new rear brake hoses, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 28, 2021. Owners may contact Ducati customer service at 1-888-391-5446.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Gear Shift Knob may Detach

NHTSA #18V835000 · Power Train — Manual Transmission · NHTSA notice

Reported November 27, 2018 · Ducati North America

Potentially affected: 2,742 vehicles

Repair completion: 81.33% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Ducati campaign SRV-RCL-18-007 · Owners notified January 14, 2019 · Vehicles built March 4, 2016 – August 25, 2018 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

Ducati North America (Ducati) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Ducati Monster 1200, Monster 821, SuperSport and SuperSport S motorcycles. The shift lever may have been incorrectly assembled, possibly resulting in the shift knob detaching from the lever.

Safety consequence

If the shift knob detaches, the rider may not be able to shift gears, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Ducati will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the gear lever shift knob tightness, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began January 14, 2019. Owners may contact Ducati customer service at 1-888-391-5446. Ducati's number for this recall is SRV-RCL-18-007.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Vibrations may Distort Rear View Mirror Images

NHTSA #18V793000 · Visibility — Rearview Mirrors/Devices · NHTSA notice

Reported November 9, 2018 · Ducati North America

Potentially affected: 1,676 vehicles

Repair completion: 84.01% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Ducati campaign SRV-RCL-18-005 · Owners notified January 28, 2019 · Vehicles built July 14, 2017 – September 9, 2018 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

Ducati North America (Ducati) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Ducati Supersport motorcycles. Vibrations may distort the images in the mirrors, reducing the driver's visibility.

Safety consequence

Reduced rearward visibility can increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Ducati will notify owners, and dealers will replace the mirrors with new mirrors, free of charge. The recall began January 28, 2019. Owners may contact Ducati customer service at 1-888-391-5446. Ducati's number for this recall is SRV-RCL-18-005.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Hoses Near Exhaust Manifold May Melt Causing Fire

NHTSA #18V371000 · Fuel System, Gasoline · NHTSA notice

Reported June 5, 2018 · Ducati North America

Potentially affected: 1,462 vehicles

Repair completion: 84.82% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Owners notified July 6, 2018 · Vehicles built July 21, 2016 – May 16, 2018 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

Ducati North America (Ducati) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Ducati Supersport, and Supersport S motorcycles. The Airbox blow-by and fuel tank overfill hoses may be routed too close to the exhaust manifold, which may cause the hoses to melt.

Safety consequence

If the hoses melt, it can cause a fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Ducati will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the hose routing and correct as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on July 6, 2018. Owners may contact Ducati customer service at 1-888-391-5446.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2017 Ducati Supersport. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

7 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2017 Ducati Supersport.

Fuel/Propulsion System

ODI #11450179

Incident: August 16, 2019 · Filed: February 3, 2022

The fuel gauge has gone bad multiple times. Some times the fuel gauge will go to zero with fuel still in it or it will stick at half tank when it is less than that. My local Ducati service center has replace the fuel gauge 3 times now and the bike only has 3500 miles on it. Talking to the service manager he says this is a known issue but Ducati will not fix it. This is an issue will all the models not just the super sport. I talked to a regional service rep last summer and he said it is because of the type of fuel used in the US. They why doesn't Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha, etc have the same issue?

Power Train

ODI #11399117

Incident: March 5, 2018 · Filed: March 4, 2021

MOTORCYCLE IS EQUIPPED THE DUCATI QUICK SHIFTER (DQS). WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND BIKE WILL OCCASIONALLY, AT LEAST ONCE PER OUTING, POP OUT OF GEAR AND GO INTO A 'FALSE' NEUTRAL. VERY DISCONCERTING ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING INTO A CORNER. HAVE REPEATEDLY COMPLAINED TO MY DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE SITUATION BUT THEY SEEM NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND TO BLAME DRIVER ERROR, ME. I HAVE OVER 27K MILES ON THIS BIKE, I THINK I'D KNOW HOW TO RIDE THIS PARTICULAR BIKE PROPERLY BY NOW.

Unknown or Other; Service Brakes

ODI #11309749

Incident: February 17, 2020 · Filed: February 17, 2020

PURCHASED BIKE NEW IN AUGUST 2018 AND HAS LESS THAN 1K MILES. UNEXPLAINED LEAK HAS DEVELOPED NEAR AIR INTAKE. LEAK IDENTIFIED NEAR THE END OF JANUARY 2020. REAR BRAKE IDENTIFIED TODAY AS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE BUT BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR IS FULL. NO ERROR MESSAGES OR SYSTEM FAILURE ALERTS INCLUDING A MALFUNCTION OF THE ABS SYSTEM WAS CAPTURED BY THE BIKE'S ELECTRONICS. I IDENTIFIED THE REAR BRAKE FAILURE DURING MY PRE-RIDE INSPECTION ON 2/17/2020. HAVE CONTACTED A DUCATI AUTHORIZED DEALER IN MY AREA FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND RESOLUTION.

Visibility/Wiper

ODI #11031684

Incident: May 12, 2017 · Filed: October 4, 2017

REAR VIEW MIRRORS EXCESSIVELY VIBRATE UNDER MODERATE TO HARD ACCELERATION, MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ANYTHING BEHIND RIDER.

Visibility/Wiper

ODI #11021067

Incident: June 1, 2017 · Filed: September 1, 2017

BOTH REAR VIEW MIRRORS VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY WHILE IN MOTION RENDERING THEM UNUSABLE. UNABLE TO DETERMINE DISTANCE OR SPEED OF SURROUNDING VEHICLES WHILE IN MOTION. IMAGES IN THE MIRROR ARE A COMPLETE BLUR.

Visibility/Wiper

ODI #10995399

Incident: May 22, 2017 · Filed: June 15, 2017

REAR VIEW MIRRORS VIBRATE TOO MUCH TO BE ABLE TO SEE TRAFFIC BEHIND CLEARLY WHEN RIDING.

Visibility/Wiper

ODI #10995347

Incident: June 1, 2017 · Filed: June 15, 2017

WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE THE TWO REAR VIEW MIRRORS VIBRATE TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT YOU CANNOT SEE WHAT IS BEHIND YOU. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF HAVING REAR VIEW MIRRORS. I HAVE CONTACTED DUCATI NORTH AMERICA ABOUT THIS AND THEY WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. IF YOU READ ALL 161 POSTS ON THE DUCATI SUPERSPORT FORUM YOU CAN SEE THAT IT IS A WIDE-SPREAD ISSUE INVOLVING THIS MODEL: HTTP://WWW.DUCATISUPERSPORT939.NET/FORUM/129-APPEARANCE-MODIFICATIONS/2714-MIRROR-VIBRATIONS.HTML

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