2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2012 Ducati Multistrada. Owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Ducati dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2012 Ducati Multistrada. Check your Multistrada by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 20 complaints with NHTSA about the 2012 Ducati Multistrada. Ducati has issued at least 42 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Read Ducati Multistrada owner complaints and bulletins, every year
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in one investigation. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA about the 2012 Ducati Multistrada. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The bike has 12.600 miles and has gone to the dealership for all its work and inspections prior to this brake failure. Rear brake failure, the bike is available for inspection.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11489444
“THE REAR BRAKE IS INEFFECTIVE AT ANY SPEED. THE BLEEDER SCREW IS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CALIPER AND IT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO PROPERLY BLEED. THE BRAKE LINE LEADING TO THE CALIPER IS TOO CLOSE TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAUSING THE FLUID IN THE LINE TO BOIL.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11398784
“REAR BRAKE ON THIS MOTORCYCLE WORKS MINIMALLY OR NOT AT ALL. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM OFTEN DISCUSSED ON DUCATI FORUMS, AFTER FIXING THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING THE FLUID AND BLEEDING THE SYSTEM, THE PROBLEM RETURNS”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10972346
“I have had repeated issues where the rear brake fades during hot weather riding. Also, the rear brake has to be bled fairly often in order to operate. I have read this is a common complaint for my model. The dealer has no input towards a solution.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11477114
“THE REAR BRAKE BECOMES USELESS AFTER BLEEDING BY THE DEALER. THEY TESTED THE SYSTEM AND REPORTED IT HOLDS PRESSURE WITH NO ISSUE YET AFTER TIME TYPICALLY WITHIN 12 MONTHS THE BRAKE FAILURE OCCURS. THE ONLY REASONING GIVEN IS DESIGN WITH LOCATION TOO CLOSE TO THE HEAT SOURCE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11142360
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2012 Ducati Multistrada is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Ducati dealer.