NHTSA recall 20V781000
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 | 20V781000 |
| Manufacturer's number | SRV-RCL-20-003 |
| Manufacturer | Ducati North America |
| Reported | 2020-12-15 |
| Owners notified | 2021-01-22 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM |
| Units potentially affected | 1072 |
| Report | Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-01-06 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 1072 |
| Reported remedied | 756 (70%) |
| Reported unreachable | 104 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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.
What is wrong
Ducati North America (Ducati) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Scrambler 1100 motorcycles. The exhaust valve cable could contact the main positive battery wire and potentially short-circuit.
What can happen
An electrical short-circuit increases the risk of fire.
The remedy
Ducati will notify owners, and dealers will install a new cable guide and self-locking cable tie to the exhaust valve cable, free of charge. The recall began January 22, 2021. Owners may contact Ducati customer service at 1-888-391-5446. Ducati's number for this recall is SRV-RCL-20-003.
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.
| 2018 DUCATI SCRAMBLER | |
|---|---|
| 2019 DUCATI SCRAMBLER | |
| 2020 DUCATI SCRAMBLER | |
| 2021 DUCATI SCRAMBLER |
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