Ducati Performance recall: Equipment
What is wrong
Ducati North America (Ducati) is recalling certain Ducati Performance Desert X Soft Side Bags Kits with part number 96781971AA, designed to fit 2023 DesertX motorcycles. The right-side bag may contact the exhaust during motorcycle use.
What could happen
A bag that contacts the motorcycle exhaust can burn and may catch fire, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
The fix
As an interim action, dealers will provide owners updated assembly instructions. Once parts are available, dealers will install a new right-side bag frame. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 12, 2023. Owners may contact Ducati customer service at 1-888-391-5446. Ducati's number for this recall is SRV-RCL-23-001.
Vehicles covered
- Ducati Performance Desert X Soft Side Bags
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 23E021000
- Type
- Equipment
- Filed by
- Ducati North America
- Reported to NHTSA
- Mar 16, 2023
- Owners notified
- Apr 12, 2023
- Vehicles or items affected
- 65
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Equipment
- Maker's own recall number
- SRV-RCL-23-001
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.nhtsa.gov.
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.