# NHTSA recall 18V854000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 18V854000
- Manufacturer: Ducati North America
- Reported: 2018\-11\-30
- Owners notified: 2019\-01\-24
- Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- Units potentially affected: 1502

## What is wrong

Ducati North America \(Ducati\) is recalling certain 2018\-2019 Ducati Panigale V4, V4 S and V4 SP motorcycles.  The timing chain tensioner may loosen over time, possibly causing oil to leak from the bottom of the tensioner adjustment bolt.


## What can happen

An oil leak can increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Ducati will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the timing chain tensioner bolts, free of charge.  The recall began January 24, 2019.  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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 8, for 2020 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2023\-10\-03
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1502
- Reported remedied: 1282 \(85%\)
- Reported unreachable: 54
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2018 DUCATI PANIGALE V4](/makes/ducati/panigale-v4/2018/recalls.md). Built 2017\-03\-09 to 2018\-11\-23.
- [2019 DUCATI PANIGALE V4](/makes/ducati/panigale-v4/2019/recalls.md). Built 2017\-03\-09 to 2018\-11\-23.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [SRV\-TTB\-24\-001, Rev 07](/bulletins/11000952.md), 2024-06-05, Other
- [SRV\-SRB\-24\-002](/bulletins/10249816.md), 2024-02-07, Service bulletin
- [TTB\-23\-001R10](/bulletins/10240321.md), 2023-08-03, Service bulletin
- [SRV\-SRB\-23\-037](/bulletins/10240311.md), 2023-08-03, Service bulletin
- [SRV\-SRB\-23\-018R1](/bulletins/10240307.md), 2023-08-03, Service bulletin
- [TTB\-23\-001 rev07](/bulletins/10238477.md), 2023-07-04, Service bulletin
- [SRV\-SRB\-23\-031](/bulletins/10238475.md), 2023-07-04, Service bulletin
- [SRV\-SRB\-23\-018](/bulletins/10237193.md), 2023-06-03, Service bulletin
- [TTB\-22\-001 rv 16](/bulletins/10225790.md), 2022-11-04, Service bulletin
- [TTB\-22\-001 Rv11](/bulletins/10219285.md), 2022-09-07, Service bulletin

## 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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