Ducati 996bip

Model 996bip made by Ducati got 2 consumer complains there is 1 recall as well as 2 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to engine and engine cooling, wheels. Technical service bulletines regarding power train, steering. There was one recall concerning wheels .

996bip year 1999

Recalls
Technical Service Bulletins
Consumer Complaints

Car dealers

Model 1999

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Manufacturing date	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date
WHEELS - CENTER SECTION
99V360000	DUCATI NORTH AMERICA	from 07/30/1998 to 09/18/1998	V (Vehicle)	4165	12/16/1999	MFR	DUCATI NORTH AMERICA	12/23/1999	01/10/2000
Defect Summary	Vehicle description: motorcycles equipped with a rear wheel hub spindle. internal cracks may be present on the rear wheel spindle.
Consequence Summary	This condition could cause the spindle to fail affecting the control of the motorcycle, and could result in a crash.
Corrective Summary	Dealers will inspect the rear wheel spindle and replace if necessary.
Notes	Owner notification began december 16, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ducati at 1-973-839-2600.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Item no.	Summary	Added
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
SVC-09-009	05/05/2009	10029886	Ducati motorcycle: the gear selector mechanism applicable to all ducati model motorcycles equipped with 2v/4v engines has been revised due to difficulty in selecting a gear and gear selector was set incorrectly. no model years listed.	07/16/2009
STEERING - GEAR BOX - SHAFT SECTOR
SVC-09-009	05/05/2009	10029886	Ducati motorcycle: the gear selector mechanism applicable to all ducati model motorcycles equipped with 2v/4v engines has been revised due to difficulty in selecting a gear and gear selector was set incorrectly. no model years listed.	07/16/2009

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
09/27/2007	6400	1	03/08/2007
	Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ducati 996bip. while riding 80 mph, the vehicle veered to the right. the contact pulled in the clutch and drifted the vehicle into a service station. the vehicle would not restart. the service station mechanic advised him to have the fuses checked. the fuses were intact. the service manager stated that there were oil related failures and that the oil was not the proper oil he should be using. the manager stated that there was nothing they could do to correct the failure. the current and failure mileages were 6,400.
WHEELS - CENTER SECTION

	Consumer has contacted dealer in reference to recall nhtsa 99v360000/manufacturer's recall 99v360000 concerning wheels: disc: spider. dealer stated that manufacturer has yet to send part/ tool to dealers to check to see if cracks have developed. in fact, there is only one part/tool manufactured which can determine the cause of the problem. this part/tool will be send by manufacturer from state to state. after each state has individually inspected the vehicles/ motorcycles sold in that state, the part/tool will be shipped to dealers. *ak

Car dealers selling

State	City	Zip	Name	Phone
TX	ROCKWALL	75087	BRYAN HOUSTON	972-772-3956