# NHTSA recall 12V188000

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- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 12V188000
- Manufacturer's number: RCL\-12\-003
- Manufacturer: DUCATI NORTH AMERICA
- Reported: 2012\-05\-01
- Owners notified: 2012\-05\-21
- Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
- Units potentially affected: 283

## What is wrong

DUCATI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 848, STREETFIGHTER, HYPERMOTARD, MULTISTRADA, AND MONSTER MOTORCYCLES.  THE FRICTION MATERIAL MAY DETACH FROM THE BACKING PLATE OF THE REAR BRAKE PADS.


## What can happen

IF THE FRICTION MATERIAL DETACHES, THERE WOULD BE A SUDDEN LOSS OF REAR BRAKE EFFICIENCY, INCREASING THE STOPPING DISTANCE AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.


## The remedy

DUCATI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE, AS NECESSARY, THE REAR BRAKE PADS FREE OF CHARGE.    THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 21, 2012.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT DUCATI AT 1\-800\-231\-6696 OR GO TO THEIR WEBSITE AT WWW.DUCATI.COM.


## Notes

DUCATI’S SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS RCL\-12\-003.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.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 2012 DUCATI 848 EVO. Built 2012\-01\-20 to 2012\-02\-09.
- 2012 DUCATI HYPERMOTARD 796. Built 2012\-01\-23 to 2012\-02\-20.
- [2012 DUCATI MONSTER 1100 EVO](/makes/ducati/monster/2012/recalls.md). Built 2012\-01\-16 to 2012\-03\-09. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2012 DUCATI MONSTER 796](/makes/ducati/monster/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-12\-22 to 2012\-03\-22. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- 2012 DUCATI MULTISTRADA 1200 ABS. Built 2012\-02\-07 to 2012\-02\-21.
- 2012 DUCATI STREETFIGHTER 848. Built 2012\-02\-22 to 2012\-02\-24.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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