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Ducati North - Exhaust butterfly valve bowden cable cover

Official notice

10 Aug 2012

Last checked

10 Aug 2012

Critical riskNHTSA
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An official NHTSA notice concerns Ducati North - Exhaust butterfly valve bowden cable cover. Melting and burning of the bowden cable cover could lead to smoke and/or fire. Published 2012-08-10.

What to do now

Ducati will notify owners, and authorized dealers will the replace old exhaust butterfly valve bowden cable cover with a new one, free of charge. The safety recall began on october 15, 2012. Owners may contact ducati at 1-800-231-6696 or through their website at www.ducati.com.

Units affected

2,411

Recall number

RCL-12-006

Official notice

2012-08-10

The hazard

Melting and burning of the bowden cable cover could lead to smoke and/or fire.

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Affected products

Product 1

Ducati North America — Exhaust butterfly valve bowden cable cover

Units affected

2,411

Risk / hazard

Melting and burning of the bowden cable cover could lead to smoke and/or fire.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected vehicles were sold.

Location 1

US · United States

Affected area 1

US · United States

Company & contacts

Brand

Ducati North

Manufacturer

Ducati north america

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Ducati North. Contact: Ducati North America.

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

RCL-12-006

Campaign number

12V392000

Units affected

2,411

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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