1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2013 Ducati Multistrada. Owners have filed 17 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 2013 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 17 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 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 17 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Ducati Multistrada. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“Gas gauge is non functional, and Ducati has not been able to rectify this for many years! Ducati is on revision H of the fuel level sender, and still have non-functionality issues. Not knowing how much fuel can lead to sudden loss of power. It's happened many times on this motorcycle.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11505481
“THE REAR BRAKE ON THE MULTISTRADA HAS A KNOWN ISSUE OF THE BRAKE FLUID BOILING AND CAUSING THE REAR BRAKE PERFORMANCE TO BE NON-EXISTANT. RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE INCLUDED NOT USING THE REAR BRAKE, WHICH IS NOT AN OPTION.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11416361
“REAR BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY SOFT. WITH MAXIMUM FORCE APPLIED THE ABS SEEMS TO EITHER LOCK UP OR FAIL ALTOGETHER. THE REAR BRAKE IS VERY INEFFECTIVE ON THIS MOTORCYCLE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11416207
“Front Brakes do not function at all if the motorcycle is not used for over a week. Brake lever goes all the way to the hand grip, with no resistance at all. "Pumping" the lever yields no improvement.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11505479
“THE REAR BRAKE IS LACKING POWER CREATING AN EXCESSIVE AND EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCE. IT TAKES SEVERAL APPLICATIONS OF THE REAR BRAKE PEDAL FOR THE BRAKE TO BUILD UP PRESSURE TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO PREFORM ITS INTENDED FUNCTION.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11404646
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2013 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.