Vehicle Recall: Ducati Panigale V2 Motorcycles

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US/Washington: As of Sunday, June 18, 2023, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”), a division of the US Department of Transportation, has posted a total of sixty-one (61) vehicle, tire, accessory or other automotive-related product recalls this month. Are yours listed? http://ht.ly/cXy430qH5Ln

Direct link: https://www.nhtsa.gov/search/safety-issues#recall

Additional information:
Among the sixty-one (61) recalls the NHTSA announced in June comes news of the following:

Ducati North America (“Ducati”), a Mountain View, California establishment and subsidiary of Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. of Bologna, Italy., itself a subsidiary of Audi through its Italian subsidiary Lamborghini, with Audi itself owned by the Volkswagen Group, has recalled an estimated 3,315 model year 2020-2023 Ducati Panigale V2 Motorcycles marketed, sold and delivered in the United States.

Recall Category: Exterior Lighting – Headlight Malfunction in apparent contravention of US FMVSS 108

NHTSA Safety Notification 23V377000 reports the Dashboard in the recalled Ducati Panigale V2 Motorcycles could automatically switch from Low Beam Headlights to the Headlight Daylight Position Lamp (“DRL”) while in Automatic Setting Mode. As such, these Motorcycles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, “Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment”.

According to the NHTSA, Lights that automatically switch from Low Beams to the Daylight position can reduce visibility during night riding, increasing the risk of crash, motor vehicle collision (“MVC”) or other impact event with consequential serious injury and/or life-changing resul

==> If you have a medical emergency, please contact 9-1-1, your closest hospital or emergency center equipped to properly treat lacerations, concussions, bone fractures, amputation, central nervous system (“CNS”) damage and/or internal injuries.

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Proposed Remedy:
Authorized Ducati Dealers will update the Dashboard Software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed June 20, 2023. Owners may contact Ducati Customer Service toll-free at 1-888-391-5446 during normal business hours, Monday to Friday, Pacific Standard Time (“PST”) for more information. Ducati’s number for this recall is SRV-RCL-23-003.

Owners of the recalled vehicles may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety (“NHTSA”) Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or visit the NHTSA’s Web site at http://www.nhtsa.gov.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for vehicles manufactured, marketed and/or sold by Ducati North America or Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. of Bologna, please search for “Ducati” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

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==> To see other recalls and notifications for vehicles manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Ducati Panigale V2 model, please search for “Panigale” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

To see other recalls and notifications relating to Crash hazards, please search for “crash” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Fire hazards, please search for “fire” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Amputation hazards, please search for “amputation” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Bone Fracture hazards, please search for “fracture” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Burn hazards, please search for “burn” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Concussion hazards, please search for “concussion” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Laceration hazards, please search for “laceration” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Injury hazards, please search for “injury” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Central Nervous System (“CNS”) damage, please search for “central nervous system (“CNS”) damage” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> You can use the NHTSA’s VIN Look-up Tool to determine if your specific vehicle is affected by this or other recent recall (major light vehicles only): https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls

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More information about this recall:
NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V377000
Recalls Direct RIN: 17225-2023
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