Complaint 1746962
2013 DUCATI MULTISTRADA 1200 • SERVICE BRAKES • incident May 5, 2021
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1746962
- Make
- DUCATI
- Model
- MULTISTRADA 1200
- Model Year
- 2013
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES
- Incident Date
- May 5, 2021
- Date Received
- May 12, 2021
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SERVICE BRAKES
Owner Narrative
THE REAR BRAKE ON THE MULTISTRADA HAS A KNOWN ISSUE OF THE BRAKE FLUID BOILING AND CAUSING THE REAR BRAKE PERFORMANCE TO BE NON-EXISTANT. RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE INCLUDED NOT USING THE REAR BRAKE, WHICH IS NOT AN OPTION. I LANE SPLIT, AND THE REAR BRAKE IS PERFECT FOR CONTROLLING SPEED IN SMALL MARGINS. I'VE RUN THROUGH MULTIPLE BRAKE FLUID SERVICES FOR THE REAR AND LOSE PERFORMANCE WITHIN AN HOUR OF RIDE TIME.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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