Ducati North America (Ducati) is recalling certain 2015-2021 Monster 821, 2014-2021 Monster 1200 S/STD, and 2016-2019 Monster 1200 R motorcycles. The rear brake hoses may be susceptible to heat damage.
Consequence: Damaged brake hoses may cause the rear brakes to fail, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the rear brake hoses, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 12, 2021. Owners may contact Ducati customer service at 1-888-391-5446.
NHTSA campaign record ↗17V812000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Master Cylinder
Ducati North America (Ducati) is recalling certain 2015-2018 1299 motorcycles (including STD, S, FE and SL models), Monster 1200 motorcycles (including S and R models), Multistrada motorcycles (including S and PP models), 2015-2017 Panigale R, 2016-2018 XDaviel S motorcycles and 2017-2018 Scrambler 800 Café Racer motorcycles. These motorcycles are equipped with Brembo front brake master cylinders that may fail.
Consequence: If the front brake master cylinder fails, the loss of front braking ability can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Ducati will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front brake master cylinder piston, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin February 15, 2018. Owners may contact Ducati customer service at 1-800-231-6696.
Ducati North America (Ducati) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Ducati Monster 1200, Monster 821, SuperSport and SuperSport S motorcycles. The shift lever may have been incorrectly assembled, possibly resulting in the shift knob detaching from the lever.
Consequence: If the shift knob detaches, the rider may not be able to shift gears, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Ducati will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the gear lever shift knob tightness, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began January 14, 2019. Owners may contact Ducati customer service at 1-888-391-5446. Ducati's number for this recall is SRV-RCL-18-007.
Ducati North America (Ducati) is recalling certain 2017-2020 Monster 797, Monster 1200, Supersport, 2016-2020 XDiavel, and 2018-2020 Monster 821 motorcycles. Air may permeate the rear brake system.
Consequence: Air in the system may reduce effectiveness of the rear brakes, increasing the distance required to stop and the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will install new rear brake hoses, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 28, 2021. Owners may contact Ducati customer service at 1-888-391-5446.
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
16 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.
62.5%Usable mileage10 / 16 records
100.0%Valid incident date16 / 16 records
100.0%Valid filing date16 / 16 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates16 / 16 records
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
Component complaint heatmap
Component
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Service Brakes
9100.0%ODI 11075641 · 4,000 mi
FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE BIKE (PURCHASE NEW) THE REAR BRAKE WORKS FOR 1-2 MONTHS AND THEN DOES NOT WORK AT ALL (MOVING OR STATIONARY). THE SHOP HAS TO BLEED ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND SUGGESTED THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE BRAKE FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM, BUT THEY CANNOT SEEM TO FIX PERMANENTLY.
AFTER A FEW MONTHS OWN THIS NEW DUCATI I STARTED TO LOSE FEEL AND EFFECTS FROM USING THE REAR BRAKE . AND QUICKLY THE REAR BRAKE IS NOW 100% FAILED , WILL NOT SLOW OR STOP THE BIKE AT ALL . BROUGHT IN TOO DUCATI AND WAS TOLD THERE MIGHT BE A POSSIBLE RECALL FOR REAR BRAKE LINES BUT I DO NOT SEE ANYTHING WHEN SEARCHING YOUR SITE OR DUCATI .COM *TR
THE REAR BRAKE STOPS WORKING COMPLETELY AFTER A WHILE, AND THE READ BRAKE PEDAL WONT BRAKE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WITH BEING A ABS SYSTEM. WHICH MAKES IT USELESS.
I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS MOTORCYCLE WITH THE REAR BRAKE LOSING PRESSURE RESULTING IN NO REAR BRAKE. SINCE DAY ONE OF OWNERSHIP OF THIS MOTORCYCLE IN 2015 I HAVE TO BRING IT BACK EVERY YEAR FOR THEM TO BLEED THE BRAKES AND CHARGE ME. CONTACT TO DUCATI INITIALLY THEY SAID THERE'S NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT THEN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC THEY PROMISED THEY WOULD HANDLE IT AS A GOODWILL. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT. WHEN I ASKED IF THIS IS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE THEY SAID YES THEY'VE HAD A FEW. ALSO THEY SAID…
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
Component failure mileage distribution
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
Service Brakes
1,625–4,000 mi
4,000 mi
10
ODI 11075641 · 4,000 mi
FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE BIKE (PURCHASE NEW) THE REAR BRAKE WORKS FOR 1-2 MONTHS AND THEN DOES NOT WORK AT ALL (MOVING OR STATIONARY). THE SHOP HAS TO BLEED ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND SUGGESTED THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE BRAKE FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM, BUT THEY CANNOT SEEM TO FIX PERMANENTLY.
I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS MOTORCYCLE WITH THE REAR BRAKE LOSING PRESSURE RESULTING IN NO REAR BRAKE. SINCE DAY ONE OF OWNERSHIP OF THIS MOTORCYCLE IN 2015 I HAVE TO BRING IT BACK EVERY YEAR FOR THEM TO BLEED THE BRAKES AND CHARGE ME. CONTACT TO DUCATI INITIALLY THEY SAID THERE'S NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT THEN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC THEY PROMISED THEY WOULD HANDLE IT AS A GOODWILL. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT. WHEN I ASKED IF THIS IS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE THEY SAID YES THEY'VE HAD A FEW. ALSO THEY SAID…
BRAKES: SINCE PURCHASED, THE BIKE HAS HAD A ISSUE WITH A LOSS OF FRONT AND REAR BRAKING. RECCENTLY, DUCATI RELEASED A RECALL FOR THE 2015 AND 2016 MODELS TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE LINE DUE TO FAULTY CRIMPING ALLOWING AIR TO BLEED INTO THE SYSTEM. THIS ISSUE DOES NOT ONLY AFFECT THE 2015 AND 2016 MODELS, IT ALSO AFFECTS THE 2014 MODEL. THE THREE YEARS ARE EFFECTIVELY THE SAME, AS THEY HAVE THE SAME BRAKING SYSTEMS. THE ISSUE IS PERSISTENT WHILE RIDING THE BIKE, STATIONARY OR EVEN OFF. THIS CAN CAUSE EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE AND LEAD TO CRASH, I…
I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS MOTORCYCLE WITH THE REAR BRAKE LOSING PRESSURE RESULTING IN NO REAR BRAKE. SINCE DAY ONE OF OWNERSHIP OF THIS MOTORCYCLE IN 2015 I HAVE TO BRING IT BACK EVERY YEAR FOR THEM TO BLEED THE BRAKES AND CHARGE ME. CONTACT TO DUCATI INITIALLY THEY SAID THERE'S NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT THEN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC THEY PROMISED THEY WOULD HANDLE IT AS A GOODWILL. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT. WHEN I ASKED IF THIS IS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE THEY SAID YES THEY'VE HAD A FEW. ALSO THEY SAID…
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
2024-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-05
1
None
ODI 11736597
Rear brake is sinking to the exhaust pipe and not stopping the motorcycle. The previous year motorcycle I currently own has been recalled for the rear brake hoses, but I am having the same problem with my 2019 Ducati Monster 1200. This is a safety hazard and I want to have my dealership fix this without charge.
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2020: 1 complaints · 2021: 0 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2020
1
1
1
2021
0
0
0
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2020
1
0
0
2021
0
0
0
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
Component co-occurrence matrix
Component
Service Brakes
Vehicle Speed Control
Service Brakes
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1ODI 11321752 · 8,500 mi
I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS MOTORCYCLE WITH THE REAR BRAKE LOSING PRESSURE RESULTING IN NO REAR BRAKE. SINCE DAY ONE OF OWNERSHIP OF THIS MOTORCYCLE IN 2015 I HAVE TO BRING IT BACK EVERY YEAR FOR THEM TO BLEED THE BRAKES AND CHARGE ME. CONTACT TO DUCATI INITIALLY THEY SAID THERE'S NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT THEN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC THEY PROMISED THEY WOULD HANDLE IT AS A GOODWILL. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT. WHEN I ASKED IF THIS IS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE THEY SAID YES THEY'VE HAD A FEW. ALSO THEY SAID…
I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS MOTORCYCLE WITH THE REAR BRAKE LOSING PRESSURE RESULTING IN NO REAR BRAKE. SINCE DAY ONE OF OWNERSHIP OF THIS MOTORCYCLE IN 2015 I HAVE TO BRING IT BACK EVERY YEAR FOR THEM TO BLEED THE BRAKES AND CHARGE ME. CONTACT TO DUCATI INITIALLY THEY SAID THERE'S NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT THEN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC THEY PROMISED THEY WOULD HANDLE IT AS A GOODWILL. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT. WHEN I ASKED IF THIS IS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE THEY SAID YES THEY'VE HAD A FEW. ALSO THEY SAID…
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
1 patterns with matching reports.
Brake response concerns
6 mentions · 37.5% of complaints
Median mileage: 3,500 mi (5 usable records).
ODI 11404105 · 4,000 mi
BRAKES: SINCE PURCHASED, THE BIKE HAS HAD A ISSUE WITH A LOSS OF FRONT AND REAR BRAKING. RECCENTLY, DUCATI RELEASED A RECALL FOR THE 2015 AND 2016 MODELS TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE LINE DUE TO FAULTY CRIMPING ALLOWING AIR TO BLEED INTO THE SYSTEM. THIS ISSUE DOES NOT ONLY AFFECT THE 2015 AND 2016 MODELS, IT ALSO AFFECTS THE 2014 MODEL. THE THREE YEARS ARE EFFECTIVELY THE SAME, AS THEY HAVE THE SAME BRAKING SYSTEMS. THE ISSUE IS PERSISTENT WHILE RIDING THE BIKE, STATIONARY OR EVEN OFF. THIS CAN CAUSE EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE AND LEAD TO CRASH, I…
DUPLICATE TO ADD EDIT: HTTPS://WWW.DUCATIMONSTER.ORG/THREADS/1200S-NO-REAR-BRAKE-AGAIN.354956/ BRAKES: SINCE PURCHASED, THE BIKE HAS HAD A ISSUE WITH A LOSS OF FRONT AND REAR BRAKING. RECCENTLY, DUCATI RELEASED A RECALL FOR THE 2015 AND 2016 MODELS TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE LINE DUE TO FAULTY CRIMPING ALLOWING AIR TO BLEED INTO THE SYSTEM. THIS ISSUE DOES NOT ONLY AFFECT THE 2015 AND 2016 MODELS, IT ALSO AFFECTS THE 2014 MODEL. THE THREE YEARS ARE EFFECTIVELY THE SAME, AS THEY HAVE THE SAME BRAKING SYSTEMS. THE ISSUE IS PERSISTENT WHILE RID…
I CURRENTLY OWN A 2018 DUCATI MONSTER 1200S THAT I PURCHASED LAST YEAR NEW; THE MOTORCYCLE HAS LESS THAN 1000 MILES WHEN THE REAR BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. NO BRAKE FLUID LEAK OR BRAKE PAD ISSUE SEEN. REAR BRAKE PEDAL BOTTOMS OUT WITHOUT ACTUATING BRAKES. I TRADED AT 2014 DUCATI MONSTER 1200 FOR THIS BIKE AS I WAS HAVING BRAKE ISSUES EVERY YEAR WITH THAT ONE AS WELL. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME IN 4 YEARS THAT MY BRAKES COMPLETELY WENT OUT ON A RIDE. THE PREVIOUS 3 TIMES WITH THE 2014 DUCATI I HAD TO PAY FOR A BREAK FLUSH EACH YEAR AND THEY FINAL…