NHTSA Campaign 12V053000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 12V053000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, other: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
DUCATI NORTH AMERICA filed the report for 12V053000 with NHTSA on February 14, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V053000, NHTSA lists up to 913 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 29, 2011 and November 25, 2011.
The 12V053000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V053000 were scheduled from March 1, 2012, 16 days after the report.
12V053000 covers 2 models from Ducati, model years 2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V053000 ranks 11 of 19 DUCATI NORTH AMERICA recalls on this site.
Besides 12V053000, DUCATI NORTH AMERICA has 1 other recall on the fuel system, other on this site; the one before 12V053000 was 09V381000, reported on October 1, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- DUCATI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 HYPERMOTARD AND MONSTER MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 25, 2011, THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 2011. THE FUEL LINES CONTAIN MICRO-CRACKING DUE TO INSUFFICIENT DRYING OF RAW MATERIALS PRIOR TO EXTRUSION.
- The risk
- THIS COULD CAUSE A FUEL LEAK, WHICH IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, MAY LEAD TO A FIRE AND INCREASED RISK OF PROPERTY DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY.
- The fix
- DUCATI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL LINES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 1, 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-12-001.
Reported February 14, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V053000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V053000, 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: February 14, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted