NHTSA recall 99V360000

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Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	99V360000
Manufacturer	DUCATI NORTH AMERICA
Reported	1999-12-23
Owners notified	1999-12-16
Component	WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER
Units potentially affected	4165

What is wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES EQUIPPED WITH A REAR WHEEL HUB SPINDLE. INTERNAL CRACKS MAY BE PRESENT ON THE REAR WHEEL SPINDLE.

What can happen

THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE SPINDLE TO FAIL AFFECTING THE CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE, AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR WHEEL SPINDLE AND REPLACE IF NECESSARY.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 16, 1999.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DUCATI AT 1-973-839-2600.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Vehicles this campaign lists
1997 DUCATI 748	Built 1996-07-15 to 1997-06-19.
1998 DUCATI 748BIP	Built 1997-10-10 to 1998-03-03. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
1999 DUCATI 748BIP	Built 1998-06-24 to 1998-07-07. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
1998 DUCATI 748L	Built 1997-11-12 to 1997-11-14. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
1998 DUCATI 748MONO	Built 1997-09-09 to 1998-03-18. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
1999 DUCATI 748MONO	Built 1998-07-07 to 1998-09-07. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
1994 DUCATI 916	Built 1994-04-03 to 1994-04-03.
1995 DUCATI 916	Built 1994-04-04 to 1994-11-21.
1996 DUCATI 916	Built 1995-11-20 to 1996-05-02.
1997 DUCATI 916	Built 1996-03-10 to 1997-04-09.
1997 DUCATI 916BIP	Built 1996-12-18 to 1997-04-15. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
1998 DUCATI 916BIP	Built 1997-10-29 to 1998-01-11. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
1998 DUCATI 916MONO	Built 1997-09-19 to 1998-01-26. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
1996 DUCATI 955SP	Built 1996-04-02 to 1996-05-17.
1999 DUCATI 996BIP	Built 1998-07-30 to 1998-09-18. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
1997 DUCATI 996SPS	Built 1997-02-21 to 1997-03-03. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
1998 DUCATI 996SPS	Built 1997-10-30 to 1998-03-19. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.

Investigated as RQ00004

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

NHTSA investigations that led to this recall
RQ00004	Recall query, opened 2000-02-04, closed 2000-11-14. DUCATI REAR AXLE SPINDLE. SUSPENSION.