2013 DUCATI HYPERMOTARD Complaints

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  • 2013 DUCATI HYPERMOTARD
    - SPRING VALLEY, NY

    WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE FALLS OVER THE STEERING STOP WILL BEND. THIS WILL CAUSE THE FRONT BRAKE LINE TO SUBSEQUENTLY BE CRUSHED. I.E. THE BRAKE LINE NOW BECOMES THE STEERING STOP.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2013 DUCATI HYPERMOTARD
    - VALRICO, FL

    WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE ON THE FREEWAY, IT EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION. THIS WAS UPON ROLLING OFF THE THROTTLE, WHEREUPON THE MOTORCYCLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. RIDER HAD TO USE THE IGNITION CUT-OFF SWITCH ("KILL SWITCH") TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT, AT SPEED, TO REGAIN THROTTLE CONTROL. IT EXHIBITED THE SAME BEHAVIOR AS RIDER RODE THE BIKE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE STATED DUCATI HAS ISSUED (AT LEAST AN INFORMAL) NOTICE OF A FAULTY THROTTLE SENSOR PART THAT CAN CAUSE UNCONTROLLED THROTTLE (SPEED) PROBLEMS IN THIS MODEL YEAR. HOWEVER, THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. IF RIDER HAD BEEN IN ANOTHER TRAFFIC SITUATION, OR ON THE RACETRACK (AS RIDER USES THIS MOTORCYCLE ON THE TRACK AS WELL FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES, NOT RACING), THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A POTENTIALLY FATAL INCIDENT. RIDER WAS SUBSEQUENTLY NOTIFIED THAT THE DEALER AND DUCATI HAVE ASSESSED THE PROBLEM AND DUCATI HAS APPROVED REPLACEMENT OF THE FAULTY THROTTLE SYSTEM/PART. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE