NHTSA Campaign 11V253000
STEERING
NHTSA campaign 11V253000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering. The repair is free.
DUCATI NORTH AMERICA filed the report for 11V253000 with NHTSA on April 21, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V253000, NHTSA lists up to 1,051 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 18, 2009 and July 28, 2010.
The 11V253000 report reached NHTSA 9 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V253000 were scheduled from May 13, 2011, 22 days after the report.
11V253000 covers 2 models from Ducati, model years 2010–2011.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V253000 ranks 8 of 19 DUCATI NORTH AMERICA recalls on this site.
Besides 11V253000, DUCATI NORTH AMERICA has 3 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 11V253000 was 10V358000, reported on August 2, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- DUCATI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010-2011 MULTISTRADA 1200, AND MODEL YEAR 2011, DIAVEL MOTORCYCLES. THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK MAY FAIL TO DISENGAGE DURING THE MOTORCYCLE "KEY-ON" PROCESS. THIS HAS BEEN LINKED DIRECTLY TO A CERTAIN REVISION OF THE HANDS FREE DEVICE SOFTWARE. IT COULD RESULT IN A SITUATION WHERE THE MOTORCYCLE'S ENGINE MIGHT START WHILE THE STEERING LOCK IS STILL ENGAGED. A RIDER COULD START THE MOTORCYCLE AND ATTEMPT TO RIDE AWAY WHILE THE STEERING IS STILL LOCKED.
- The risk
- THE RIDER COULD EXPERIENCE THE INABILITY TO STEER INCREASING THE RISK OF LOW SPEED TIP-OVER OR COLLISION, THUS INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY TO THE RIDER.
- The fix
- THE DEALER WILL UPDATE THE SOFTWARE OF THE HANDS FREE CONTROL UNIT FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DUCATI AT 1-800-231-6696.
Reported April 21, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V253000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V253000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: April 21, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted