NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Preliminary Evaluation PE07-040: MOTORCYCLE STALLING
- Closed
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Preliminary Evaluation PE07-040 on August 7, 2007 and closed it on November 27, 2007. NHTSA's investigations file lists the 2007 Ducati 1098 for it and links recall 07V-450 to it.
Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file
Key facts
- NHTSA number
- PE07-040 (also written PE07040)
- Investigation type
- Preliminary Evaluation The first stage of most defect investigations: NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation gathers basic information about a possible safety defect, including from the manufacturer.
- Status
- Closed November 27, 2007
- Opened
- Closed
- Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
- Ducati North America
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Fuel Injection System
- Recall linked by NHTSA
- 07V-450: ECU/STALLING, reported
- Vehicles and equipment
- 2007 Ducati 1098
NHTSA's summary
As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Preliminary Evaluation PE07-040.
EARLY PRODUCTION DUCATI 1098 MODEL MOTORCYCLES ARE SUBJECT TO ENGINE STALLING, TYPICALLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS OPERATING IN THE UPPER LIMIT OF ITS ACCEPTABLE TEMPERATURE RANGE AND WHEN THE OPERATOR ROLLS OFF THE THROTTLE TO THE IDLE POSITION. ODI WAS AWARE OF NUMEROUS INSTANCES WHERE THIS HAS OCCURRED (THOUGH ONLY TWO OWNERS HAVE FORMALLY SUBMITTED REPORTS TO US) AND THAT DUCATI HAS UNDERTAKEN AN ECU EXCHANGE PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.SUBSEQUENTLY, AFTER OPENING THIS PE, DUCATI ELECTED TO CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL TO CORRECT THE ISSUE ON THE SUBJECT MOTORCYCLES.SINCE THE RECALL ADDRESSES ODI'S CONCERNS, ODI HAS DROPPED ITS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION SENT AUGUST 16, 2007.
Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation
NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Preliminary Evaluation PE07-040. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to that page's NHTSA investigations section.
Ducati
Ducati 1098
What an NHTSA investigation is
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) looks into possible safety defects in vehicles and equipment, often after owner complaints. An investigation usually starts as a Preliminary Evaluation, or as a Recall Query when it concerns whether an existing recall covers the right vehicles or fixes the problem, and ODI can upgrade it to a more detailed Engineering Analysis. A Defect Petition asks NHTSA to open an investigation, and Audit and Equipment Queries are administrative investigations into whether companies complied with federal vehicle safety requirements, such as reporting, recall and certification rules.
An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.
To see whether a specific vehicle has an open recall, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Sources
NHTSA's investigation record for PE07-040
Investigation details come from NHTSA's investigations file, which try.vin imports once a day. The investigation types are described from the U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's May 2023 report on NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation, NHTSA's petition rules (49 CFR Parts 552 and 557) and NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation procedures. How try.vin reads NHTSA investigations.