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2007 DUCATI MONSTER S4RS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1047340 · 2014-03-18

Vehicle

Make
DUCATI
Model
MONSTER S4RS
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Ducati North America
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
9,500
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

2008 DUCATI MONSTER S4RS VOLTAGE RECTIFIER/REGULATOR OVER HEATS AND CATCHES FIRE. MELTS AND DESTROYS OTHER COMPONENTS SURROUNDING THE UNIT, SUCH AS THE OIL BREATHER TANK AND THE SEAT. THIS PROBLEM IS IDENTIFIED IN THE NHTSA DATABASE FOR OTHER DUCATI MODELS. THE VOLTAGE RECTIFIER IS USED ON MANY DUCATI MODELS AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, IN PARTICULAR THE 2007 TO 2008 S4RS MODELS WHICH HAVE IDENTICAL PARTS. THIS ISSUE IS WIDELY KNOWN IN THE COMMUNITY. AS PROOF, AFTERMARKET PARTS AND RELOCATION KITS ARE AVAILABLE. FOR EXAMPLE, HTTPS://TPOPARTS.COM/CAT093/INDEX.PHP?ROUTE=PRODUCT/PRODUCT&PRODUCT_ID=165 HTTP://WWW.ELECTROSPORT.COM/STREET-BIKES/DUCATI/MONSTER-696-2.HTML NOTE TO NHTSA: DROP DOWN MENU IN COMPLAINT FORM DOES NOT HAVE THE 2008 S4RS AS A SELECTION ITEM, THUS I SELECTED THE 2007 S4RS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10573276
Machine
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