Recall Ducati XDiavel: side stand bracket

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Recall Ducati XDiavel: side stand bracket

Recall Ducati XDiavel
The side stand bracket can break

In Germany too, Ducati is recalling the two model variants XDiavel and XDiavel S from model years 2016 to 2018 because the side stand bracket could break.


Dina Dervisevic

02.03.2021

On February 17, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) – the American equivalent of the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) – published a document according to which the side stand bracket of some Ducati XDiavel Could cause problems. The recall affects around 1,600 XDiavel models built between 2016 and 2018 and will start in the USA on March 15, 2021.

XDiavel recall in Germany

Calling in Germany too Ducati XDiavel models back. KBA will write to customers of 934 vehicles. “At the same time, customers can also use the Homepage have their VIN checked.”, so the info from Ducati Germany. In the workshops, the dealers replace the defective brackets with a more stable, newly designed component and the associated side stand and spring hook plate free of charge to ensure compatibility.

The side stand bracket can deform

In the published documents, Ducati describes that it is a “Sidestand bracket fatigue” can come. The kickstand bracket can deform if the motorcycle is on the kickstand. This, in turn, can cause the parked motorcycle to lean excessively. Only in rare cases – according to Ducati – can the side stand bracket break completely and the XDiavel leads.

It is not known whether the defect is due to an error in the manufacturing process itself or to the fact that the components around the side stand are not designed for the weight of the vehicle.

Sidestand recall 20216

The side stand on the Ducati XDiavel was the reason for a recall in 2016. At that time, it was a fastening screw on the side stand plate that could possibly come loose that had the potential to trigger the sensor that pretended that the side stand would be folded out. This in turn means that the engine switches off automatically. At that time, machines from model years 2016 to 2017 were affected.

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