NHTSA Complaint #11404109 — 2014 DUCATI MONSTER 1200

DUPLICATE TO ADD EDIT: HTTPS://WWW.DUCATIMONSTER.ORG/THREADS/1200S-NO-REAR-BRAKE-AGAIN.354956/ BRAKES: SINCE PURCHASED, THE BIKE HAS HAD A ISSUE WITH A LOSS OF FRONT AND REAR BRAKING. RECCENTLY, DUCATI RELEASED A RECALL FOR THE 2015 AND 2016 MODELS TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE LINE DUE TO FAULTY CRIMPING ALLOWING AIR TO BLEED INTO THE SYSTEM. THIS ISSUE DOES NOT ONLY AFFECT THE 2015 AND 2016 MODELS, IT ALSO AFFECTS THE 2014 MODEL. THE THREE YEARS ARE EFFECTIVELY THE SAME, AS THEY HAVE THE SAME BRAKING SYSTEMS. THE ISSUE IS PERSISTENT WHILE RIDING THE BIKE, STATIONARY OR EVEN OFF. THIS CAN CAUSE EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE AND LEAD TO CRASH, INJURY OR DEATH. I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AS THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM AS EVIDENCED BY THEIR RECALL. THE PART NUMBERS AFFECTED ARE EXACTLY THE SAME FOR THE THREE MODEL YEARS. THE BRAKES CAN BE BLED AND WILL WORK FOR A FEW WEEKS PRIOR TO FAILING AGAIN. THE ISSUE IS PERSISTENT IN BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR AND EVEN THE CLUTCH. HOWEVER, IT IS FRUSTRATING AS AN OWNER OF A 2014 TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL JUST BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE 2015 AND 2016.