Ducati · NHTSA safety record
Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.
Owners have filed 8 safety complaints about the 2010 Ducati MTS1200 ABS with the US government. Of those, no death is recorded. No recall campaign has been matched to this year, make and model.
The most complained-about system is the power train, named in 3 complaints, 38% of the total. The typical failure was reported at 1,250 miles, the median across the 8 complaints that gave an odometer reading.
Compiled from NHTSA's complaint, recall and investigation files · Covers August 2010 to September 2012 · How this is counted
8
Complaints
0
Describe a crash
0
Mention fire
0
People injured
0
Deaths
A complaint is an unverified account by the person who filed it, not a finding of fault. One complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts them.
No recall campaign was matched to this year, make and model. That is not the same as a clean vehicle: recalls are issued against production ranges, and the only reliable check is your own VIN.
One complaint can name several systems, so these add up to more than 8.
By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2010 at 6.
This is the year the complaint was filed, not the year the failure happened. The range runs from 2010 to 2012.
NHTSA has not crash tested the 2010 Ducati MTS1200 ABS. Its New Car Assessment Program tests a selection of each year's vehicles and does not reach motorcycles, heavy trucks, motorhomes or most low-volume models, so an absence here says nothing about how the vehicle would perform. It is not a low score.
What owners have reported about this vehicle is below, and it is a different question: a crash test measures what happens to the people inside in a controlled impact, while a complaint records what broke during ordinary use.
An investigation means NHTSA has decided a pattern is worth examining. A preliminary evaluation is often closed with no action; an engineering analysis is the stage that usually precedes a recall.
PE10043
Closed preliminary evaluation · opened November 4, 2010 · closed January 7, 2011 · led to recall 11V003000
the gasoline fuel system
Following a discussion with Ducati about a communication in it's June 5, 2010 Tips and Tricks newsletter, the company agreed to recall all Model Year 2010 MTS1200 motorcycles to address a tip-out stall issue.With that recall, submitted in lieu of a the PE Information Response, this investigation is closed.
Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.
485 miles
OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF THE REAR BRAKE HAS FAILED OVER 10 TIMES, IT WILL HAPPEN AFTER MOTORCYCLE IS RIDDEN OVER 30-40 MILES IN WARM TEMPS AT LOWER SPEEDS, AND OF RIDDEN OVER 100 MILE STRAIGHT AT ANY SPEED. THE BRAKE WILL FADE AND THEN WILL DO NOTHING ON THE REAR, THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED ON THE RIDE HOME FROM THE DEALER AFTER PURCHASE 05/11, BUT DID NOT FAIL COMPLETELY, THE NEXT TIME ON 06/10/11 THE BRAKE FAILED COMPLETELY AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH, BIKE WAS REPAIRED BY DUCATI AT 600 MILE SERVICE BY A BRAKE BLEED, THE BRAKE FAILED MANY MORE TIMES ON LONGER TRIPS INSTILL IT WENT COMPLETELY OUT AGAIN ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP FOR A CAR THAT CRASHED IN FRONT OF
NHTSA complaint 10473652, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
2,000 miles
REAR BRAKE REPEATEDLY INOPERABLE. *TR
NHTSA complaint 10397420. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
3,215 miles
THE MOTORCYCLE HAS STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY 8 TIMES SINCE PURCHASED NEW. SIX OF THOSE TIMES, THE BIKE WAS IN MOTION. STALLING HAS HAPPENED IN A VARIETY OF SITUATION, INCLUDING ON THE HIGHWAY IN BUSY COMMUTE TRAFFIC, AND AT NIGHT. WHEN THE STALL OCCURS, THE HEADLIGHT TURNS OFF. HAPPENS WHEN THE BIKE IS EITHER WARM OR COLD, ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PULLED IN (BUT NOT ALWAYS). IN ALL CASES, I COULD ENGINE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AND RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. WEATHER WAS CLEAR, AND NOT COLDER THAN 60F. REPEATED STALLING HAS NOT OCCURRED: THE CLOSEST IN TIME TWO INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED IS 24 HRS. *TR
NHTSA complaint 10369848. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
1 mile
REAR BRAKE ENGAGEMENT IS WEAK AND SET TOO FAR THROUGH THE PEDAL MOTION. *TR
NHTSA complaint 10368697. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
1,000 miles
ENGINE WILL STALL WHEN APPROACHING A STOP. IT HAPPENS WITH NO WARNING AND REQUIRES A RESTART IN TRAFFIC. *TR
NHTSA complaint 10350235. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
800 miles
ENGINE STALLS WHEN APPROACHING A STOP. *TR
NHTSA complaint 10350236. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
Complaints on file, same model year.
Every Ducati on this site — 8 vehicles.
If this is your car and a dealer keeps failing to fix it, your state's lemon law may require the manufacturer to replace it or buy it back. How many repair attempts it takes, and how long you have to file, is set by the state you bought in and by nothing on this page.
A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.
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