2007 Ducati S2R1000: complaints, problems and recalls
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
20 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
3,700 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2007 model year. Data updated: . 17 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
Owner-reported patterns
Most common problems
Fuel System, Gasoline is the most frequently named component, appearing in 18 of 20 complaints (90.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic
Matching reports
Share of complaints
Fuel system concerns
19
95.0%
Steering behavior
3
15.0%
Electrical and battery issues
1
5.0%
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
Under 25,000
17
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
Category
Count
Under 25,000
17
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Under 25,000: 17; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (17). 3 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
2009
6
2010
9
2011
3
2012
1
2015
1
Complaints over time data
Category
Count
2009
6
2010
9
2011
3
2012
1
2015
1
2009: 6; 2010: 9; 2011: 3; 2012: 1; 2015: 1
Pattern summary
Fuel System, Gasoline leads the component reports. Fuel system concerns appears in 19 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 3 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Examples from the source records
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
MY MOTORCYCLE HAS A PLASTIC GAS TANK WHICH HAS BEGUN TO EXPAND. THE OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS OF THE TANK HAVE INCREASED AND IT NOW DOES NOT SIT CORRECTLY IN THE FRAME, THE HANDLEBARS HIT IT ON TURNING, AND IT PRESSES AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH. PREVIOUSLY IT OPENED AND CLOSED WITHOUT PROBLEMS, NOW I HAVE TO WEDGE IT AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH TO CLOSE IT. THE RUBBER MOUNTS NO LONGER SIT ON THE FRAME. I HAVE NOT SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFIED MY MOTORCYCLE EXCEPT FOR AN AFTERMARKET EXHAUST AND SOME COSMETIC CHANGES. I HAVE MADE NO MODIFICATIONS TO T…
FUEL TANK IS EXPANDING , CAUSING MOUNTING POINTS TO BE MISALIGNED WITH MOTORCYCLE FRAME. IF EXPANSION CONTINUES, I AM CONCERNED STEERING MOVEMENT WILL BE RESTRICTED, AND THAT THE TANK MAY DEFORM TO THE POINT THAT IT LEAKS, POSING A FIRE HAZARD. THIS MOTORCYCLE WAS ORIGINALLY DELIVERED AUGUST 4TH, 2007. I SHOWED THE DEALER THE PROBLEM, AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED IT EXISTED, BUT STATED "DUCATI DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM". THE MOTORCYCLE MODEL IS A 2007 DUCATI MONSTER S2R800; I SELECTED S2R1000 IN THE FOLLOWING WINDOW BECAUSE IT MOST CLOSELY RESEMBL…
MY MOTORCYCLE HAS A PLASTIC GAS TANK WHICH HAS BEGUN TO EXPAND. THE OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS OF THE TANK HAVE INCREASED AND IT NOW DOES NOT SIT CORRECTLY IN THE FRAME AND IT PRESSES AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH. PREVIOUSLY IT OPENED AND CLOSED WITHOUT PROBLEMS, BUT AT THIS POINT I WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE DEALER NOT TO EVEN TRY TO OPEN IT UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AS IT WOULD BE INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. THE RUBBER MOUNTS NO LONGER SIT ON THE FRAME. I HAVE NOT SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFIED MY MOTORCYCLE EXCEPT FOR AN AFTERMARKET EXHAUST AND SOME C…
GAS TANK IS EXPANDING DUE TO ETHANOL IN THE FUEL. THE TANK DOES NOT SIT CORRECTLY ON THE FRAME NOW. IT IS ALSO DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE THE TANK LATCH. EXPANSION COULD CAUSE THE TANK TO RUPTURE UNEXPECTEDLY AND CAUSE A FIRE ON THE RIDER. *TR
MY FUEL TANK EXPANDED AND HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE SAME ISSUE AS MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME BIKES AND PLASTIC FUEL CELL HTTP://DUCATIMONSTERFORUM.ORG/INDEX.PHP?TOPIC=25074.0 1ST TANK WAS REPLACED IN AUG 07,AND AGAIN IN NOV OF 09 BY DUCATI INDIANAPOLIS. *TR
THE GAS TANK ON MY 2007 DUCATI S2R100 IS DEFORMING. IS BULGING TO THE POINT THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH IS ABOUT TO POKE THROUGH THE TANK ITSELF. I NOTICED THIS SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, AND DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH. IT SEEMS SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I WILL TAKE MY BIKE TO THE DEALER AS SOON AS WE HAVE SOME DECENT WEATHER TO SEE IF THEY WILL REPLACE IT. *TR
MY MOTORCYCLE HAS A PLASTIC GAS TANK WHICH HAS BEGUN TO EXPAND. THE OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS OF THE TANK HAVE INCREASED AND IT NOW DOES NOT SIT CORRECTLY IN THE FRAME, THE HANDLEBARS HIT IT ON TURNING, AND IT PRESSES AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH. PREVIOUSLY IT OPENED AND CLOSED WITHOUT PROBLEMS, NOW I HAVE TO WEDGE IT AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH TO CLOSE IT. THE RUBBER MOUNTS NO LONGER SIT ON THE FRAME CORRECTLY. I HAVE NOT SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFIED MY MOTORCYCLE. I TOOK THE BIKE TO THE DEALER WHO SUBMITTED A CLAIM TO DUCATI NORTH AMERICA (TH…
THE FUEL TANK HAS SWOLLEN AND BECOME MISSHAPEN. IT NOW RUBS ON THE FRAME IN NUMEROUS PLACES AND DOES NOT PROPERLY SECURE TO THE FRAME OF THE MOTORCYCLE. *TR
0 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.
No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.
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Data completeness
20 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
85.0%Usable mileage17 / 20 records
100.0%Valid incident date20 / 20 records
100.0%Valid filing date20 / 20 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates20 / 20 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
2007
Fuel System, Gasoline
1890.0%ODI 10279752 · 3,000 mi
MY MOTORCYCLE HAS A PLASTIC GAS TANK WHICH HAS BEGUN TO EXPAND. THE OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS OF THE TANK HAVE INCREASED AND IT NOW DOES NOT SIT CORRECTLY IN THE FRAME, THE HANDLEBARS HIT IT ON TURNING, AND IT PRESSES AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH. PREVIOUSLY IT OPENED AND CLOSED WITHOUT PROBLEMS, NOW I HAVE TO WEDGE IT AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH TO CLOSE IT. THE RUBBER MOUNTS NO LONGER SIT ON THE FRAME. I HAVE NOT SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFIED MY MOTORCYCLE EXCEPT FOR AN AFTERMARKET EXHAUST AND SOME COSMETIC CHANGES. I HAVE MADE NO MODIFICATIONS TO T…
GAS TANK DEFORMATION ON 2007 DUCATI MONSTER S2R1000. GAS TANK HAS SWOLLEN TO THE POINT OF IMPINGING ON THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING A WEAR MARK ON THE TANK AT THE POINT OF CONTACT. ADDITIONALLY THE LATCH MECHANISM NOW IMPACTS THE IGNITION SWITCH HOUSING AS WELL. MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN IN WINTER STORAGE SINCE MID-NOVEMBER WHERE A FULL TANK OF E10 GASOLINE WAS PUT INTO THE TANK. OWNER FIRST NOTICED SIGNS OF EXPANSION WITHIN THE LAST WEEK WHILE PERFORMING BATTERY MAINTENANCE. NO WARRANTY OR OTHER CLAIM HAS BEEN INITIATED AS OF YET. *LN
GAS TANK DEFORMATION ON 2007 DUCATI MONSTER S2R1000. GAS TANK HAS SWOLLEN TO THE POINT OF IMPINGING ON THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING A WEAR MARK ON THE TANK AT THE POINT OF CONTACT. ADDITIONALLY THE LATCH MECHANISM NOW IMPACTS THE IGNITION SWITCH HOUSING AS WELL. MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN IN WINTER STORAGE SINCE MID-NOVEMBER WHERE A FULL TANK OF E10 GASOLINE WAS PUT INTO THE TANK. OWNER FIRST NOTICED SIGNS OF EXPANSION WITHIN THE LAST WEEK WHILE PERFORMING BATTERY MAINTENANCE. NO WARRANTY OR OTHER CLAIM HAS BEEN INITIATED AS OF YET. *LN
PURCHASED MOTORCYCLE WITH 840 MILES ON ODOMETER, GAS TANK HAS SWELLING AND IS TOUCHING THE IGNITION SWITCH. ALSO HAS BLISTERING AT THE BASE OF THE TANK WERE IT MEETS THE SEAT.
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
Fuel System, Gasoline
2,400–6,050 mi
3,700 mi
15
ODI 10279752 · 3,000 mi
MY MOTORCYCLE HAS A PLASTIC GAS TANK WHICH HAS BEGUN TO EXPAND. THE OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS OF THE TANK HAVE INCREASED AND IT NOW DOES NOT SIT CORRECTLY IN THE FRAME, THE HANDLEBARS HIT IT ON TURNING, AND IT PRESSES AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH. PREVIOUSLY IT OPENED AND CLOSED WITHOUT PROBLEMS, NOW I HAVE TO WEDGE IT AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH TO CLOSE IT. THE RUBBER MOUNTS NO LONGER SIT ON THE FRAME. I HAVE NOT SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFIED MY MOTORCYCLE EXCEPT FOR AN AFTERMARKET EXHAUST AND SOME COSMETIC CHANGES. I HAVE MADE NO MODIFICATIONS TO T…
FUEL TANK IS EXPANDING , CAUSING MOUNTING POINTS TO BE MISALIGNED WITH MOTORCYCLE FRAME. IF EXPANSION CONTINUES, I AM CONCERNED STEERING MOVEMENT WILL BE RESTRICTED, AND THAT THE TANK MAY DEFORM TO THE POINT THAT IT LEAKS, POSING A FIRE HAZARD. THIS MOTORCYCLE WAS ORIGINALLY DELIVERED AUGUST 4TH, 2007. I SHOWED THE DEALER THE PROBLEM, AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED IT EXISTED, BUT STATED "DUCATI DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM". THE MOTORCYCLE MODEL IS A 2007 DUCATI MONSTER S2R800; I SELECTED S2R1000 IN THE FOLLOWING WINDOW BECAUSE IT MOST CLOSELY RESEMBL…
MY MOTORCYCLE HAS A PLASTIC GAS TANK WHICH HAS BEGUN TO EXPAND. THE OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS OF THE TANK HAVE INCREASED AND IT NOW DOES NOT SIT CORRECTLY IN THE FRAME AND IT PRESSES AGAINST THE IGNITION SWITCH. PREVIOUSLY IT OPENED AND CLOSED WITHOUT PROBLEMS, BUT AT THIS POINT I WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE DEALER NOT TO EVEN TRY TO OPEN IT UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AS IT WOULD BE INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. THE RUBBER MOUNTS NO LONGER SIT ON THE FRAME. I HAVE NOT SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFIED MY MOTORCYCLE EXCEPT FOR AN AFTERMARKET EXHAUST AND SOME C…
GAS TANK DEFORMATION ON 2007 DUCATI MONSTER S2R1000. GAS TANK HAS SWOLLEN TO THE POINT OF IMPINGING ON THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING A WEAR MARK ON THE TANK AT THE POINT OF CONTACT. ADDITIONALLY THE LATCH MECHANISM NOW IMPACTS THE IGNITION SWITCH HOUSING AS WELL. MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN IN WINTER STORAGE SINCE MID-NOVEMBER WHERE A FULL TANK OF E10 GASOLINE WAS PUT INTO THE TANK. OWNER FIRST NOTICED SIGNS OF EXPANSION WITHIN THE LAST WEEK WHILE PERFORMING BATTERY MAINTENANCE. NO WARRANTY OR OTHER CLAIM HAS BEEN INITIATED AS OF YET. *LN
PURCHASED MOTORCYCLE WITH 840 MILES ON ODOMETER, GAS TANK HAS SWELLING AND IS TOUCHING THE IGNITION SWITCH. ALSO HAS BLISTERING AT THE BASE OF THE TANK WERE IT MEETS THE SEAT.
GAS TANK DEFORMATION ON 2007 DUCATI MONSTER S2R1000. GAS TANK HAS SWOLLEN TO THE POINT OF IMPINGING ON THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING A WEAR MARK ON THE TANK AT THE POINT OF CONTACT. ADDITIONALLY THE LATCH MECHANISM NOW IMPACTS THE IGNITION SWITCH HOUSING AS WELL. MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN IN WINTER STORAGE SINCE MID-NOVEMBER WHERE A FULL TANK OF E10 GASOLINE WAS PUT INTO THE TANK. OWNER FIRST NOTICED SIGNS OF EXPANSION WITHIN THE LAST WEEK WHILE PERFORMING BATTERY MAINTENANCE. NO WARRANTY OR OTHER CLAIM HAS BEEN INITIATED AS OF YET. *LN
PURCHASED MOTORCYCLE WITH 840 MILES ON ODOMETER, GAS TANK HAS SWELLING AND IS TOUCHING THE IGNITION SWITCH. ALSO HAS BLISTERING AT THE BASE OF THE TANK WERE IT MEETS THE SEAT.
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
2024-11
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
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
Emerging complaint spikes
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.
2007: 7 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2007
1
2
7
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2007
20
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
Fuel System, Gasoline
Structure:Body
Fuel System, Other
Fuel/Propulsion System
Fuel System, Gasoline
—
0
0
0
Structure:Body
0
—
1ODI 10376826 · 6,500 mi
GAS TANK DEFORMATION ON 2007 DUCATI MONSTER S2R1000. GAS TANK HAS SWOLLEN TO THE POINT OF IMPINGING ON THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING A WEAR MARK ON THE TANK AT THE POINT OF CONTACT. ADDITIONALLY THE LATCH MECHANISM NOW IMPACTS THE IGNITION SWITCH HOUSING AS WELL. MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN IN WINTER STORAGE SINCE MID-NOVEMBER WHERE A FULL TANK OF E10 GASOLINE WAS PUT INTO THE TANK. OWNER FIRST NOTICED SIGNS OF EXPANSION WITHIN THE LAST WEEK WHILE PERFORMING BATTERY MAINTENANCE. NO WARRANTY OR OTHER CLAIM HAS BEEN INITIATED AS OF YET. *LN
PURCHASED MOTORCYCLE WITH 840 MILES ON ODOMETER, GAS TANK HAS SWELLING AND IS TOUCHING THE IGNITION SWITCH. ALSO HAS BLISTERING AT THE BASE OF THE TANK WERE IT MEETS THE SEAT.
GAS TANK DEFORMATION ON 2007 DUCATI MONSTER S2R1000. GAS TANK HAS SWOLLEN TO THE POINT OF IMPINGING ON THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING A WEAR MARK ON THE TANK AT THE POINT OF CONTACT. ADDITIONALLY THE LATCH MECHANISM NOW IMPACTS THE IGNITION SWITCH HOUSING AS WELL. MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN IN WINTER STORAGE SINCE MID-NOVEMBER WHERE A FULL TANK OF E10 GASOLINE WAS PUT INTO THE TANK. OWNER FIRST NOTICED SIGNS OF EXPANSION WITHIN THE LAST WEEK WHILE PERFORMING BATTERY MAINTENANCE. NO WARRANTY OR OTHER CLAIM HAS BEEN INITIATED AS OF YET. *LN
PURCHASED MOTORCYCLE WITH 840 MILES ON ODOMETER, GAS TANK HAS SWELLING AND IS TOUCHING THE IGNITION SWITCH. ALSO HAS BLISTERING AT THE BASE OF THE TANK WERE IT MEETS THE SEAT.
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.
Fuel smell or leak mentions
2 mentions · 10.0% of complaints
Median mileage: 3,700 mi (1 usable records).
ODI 10396600
THE FUEL TANK ON MY DUCATI S2R800 HAS WARPED DUE TO THE ETHANOL IN GAS. GAS LEAKED FROM THE TANK BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP GASKET COULD NOT PROPERLY FUNCTION DUE TO THE WARPING. DUCATI'S POOR MANUFACTURING OF THESE GAS TANKS HAS CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. *TR
FUEL TANK DISTORTED BY POSSIBLE SWELLING CAUSING STEERING HEAD TO CONTACT FUEL TANK LIMITING STEERING. FUEL LEAK FROM HINGE AREA OF FUEL FILLER CAP DUE TO POSSIBLE DISTORTION. FUEL LEAK SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO SPLASH ONTO RIDER AND ENGINE POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. FUEL TANK IS OF PLASTIC MATERIAL. UPDATED 02/15/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER, PLASTIC DEGRADES FROM ETHANOL BASED FUEL. UPDATED IVOQ 02/17/12 *TR