Model year record
2013 Ducati Multistrada 1200 Abs recalls & problems
The 2013 Ducati Multistrada 1200 Abs has no safety recalls on file with NHTSA, and 10 owner complaints. The most-reported problem area is service brakes (10 complaints).
Safety recalls
No safety recalls have been filed for the 2013 Ducati Multistrada 1200 Abs.
Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.
What owners report
| Problem area | Complaints | Typical mileage* |
|---|---|---|
| Service brakes | 10 | 3,250 mi |
*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.
Recent owner complaints
- Service brakes
REAR BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY SOFT. WITH MAXIMUM FORCE APPLIED THE ABS SEEMS TO EITHER LOCK UP OR FAIL ALTOGETHER. THE REAR BRAKE IS VERY INEFFECTIVE ON THIS MOTORCYCLE.
- Service brakes
THE REAR BRAKE IS LACKING POWER CREATING AN EXCESSIVE AND EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCE. IT TAKES SEVERAL APPLICATIONS OF THE REAR BRAKE PEDAL FOR THE BRAKE TO BUILD UP PRESSURE TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO PREFORM ITS INTENDED FUNCTION. BRAKING IS SO WEAK THAT IT SEEMS AS IF THERE IS NO REAR BRAKE AT ALL MOST OF THE TIME. THIS OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS, ALL RIDING SITUATIONS, AND ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS. REAR BRAKE IS ESSENTIALLY NO FUNCTIONAL.
- Service brakes
WEAK AND MUSHY REAR BRAKE.
- Service brakes
THE MULTISTRADA HAS A USELESS REAR BRAKE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED IT GOES TO THE BOTTOM OF ITS TRAVEL WITH LITTLE TO NO BRAKING ACTION TAKING PLACE. THE BRAKE BECOMES TEMPORALITY FUNCTIONAL AFTER IT IS BLED, BUT AFTER 1-2K MILES OR SITTING OVER THE WINTER THE BRAKE AGAIN FAILS TO SAFELY STOP THE MOTORCYCLE. WHILE RIDING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY THE OTHER DAY THE REAR BRAKE FAIL TO STOP THE BIKE I WAS ABLE THE STOP THE BIKE WITH THE FRONT BRAKE, BUT USING THE FRONT BRAKE IS NOT DESIRABLE ON A LOOSE GRAVEL DRIVEWAY AND STREET. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES SOME BRAKE FUNCTION RETURNED, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO SAFLEY SUPPLEMENT THE FRONT BRAKES. MY DEALER USER ICE AND SALES TEAM ARE AWARE…
- Service brakes
PUSHING ON REAR BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT RESULT IN ADEQUATE BRAKING POWER TO STOP OR EVEN SLOW DOWN VEHICLE WITHOUT USING FRONT BRAKE. THIS IS DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY ON A ROAD WHERE THERE IS GRAVEL OR DIRT OR ANY OTHER LOOSE MATERIAL. CALLED THE DEALER, IN OMAHA NE, DEALER TOLD ME THAT'S JUST THE WAY THAT THINGS ARE.
- Service brakes
THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN LEAVING MY HOUSE FOR A RIDE. I GOT TO THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY TO FIND OUT MY REAR BRAKE WENT FROM SOFT TO NONEXISTENT. NO RESISTANCE AT ALL. I COULD PUSH THE BIKE WHILE SEATED WITH ONE FOOT WHILE DEPRESSING THE REAR BRAKE PEDAL TOTALLY. AGAIN, NO BRAKING AT ALL. THANK GOODNESS I COVER THE FRONT BRAKE OR I WOULD HAVE ENDED UP IN THE BUSY STREET. IT PROVIDES NO STOPPING ASSISTANCE AT ALL; NO REAR BRAKE AT ALL. I AM ON MY 4TH "BRAKE BLEED" APPOINTMENT WITH THE DUCATI DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE SYSTEM BLED AND CHECKED. LOOKING AT TRADING THE BIKE IN AS THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS UNSATISFACTORY. LINKED BRAKES IN A SYSTEM THAT LOSES PRESSURE IS POINTLESS. THE NTSB SHOULD…
- Service brakes
THERE IS AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF CORROSION ON THE BRAKING COMPONENTS. THE RIVETS ON THE FRONT ROTORS AND THE HAND LEVERS FOR THE CLUTCH AND FRONT BRAKE ARE ALL SHOWING SIGNIFICANT CORROSION/DETERIORATION. IF ONE OF THESE COMPONENTS FAILS DUE TO CORROSION THEN THE BRAKES AND/OR CLUTCH WILL BECOME INOPERABLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH AND/OR LOSS OF LIFE. I TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM INSPECT THE COMPONENTS AND ASK DUCATI TO PROVIDE WARRANTY ASSISTANCE TO REPLACE THE CORRODED PARTS. DUCATI DECLINED THE CLAIM AND CAME BACK WITH A GENERIC RESPONSE OF "HARSH ENVIRONMENT". I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE MOTORCYCLE HAS LOW MILEAGE AND HAS BEEN SERVICED PER THE MANUFACTURERS…
- Service brakes
THE REAR BRAKE ON THIS BIKE NEVER PERFORMED UP TO MY EXPECTATIONS FROM THE FIRST TIME I RODE IT FROM THE DEALERSHIP, ESPECIALLY FOR A 150 HORSEPOWER SPORTY MOTORCYCLE. AT ABOUT 1,500 MILES THE REAR BRAKE WOULD ONLY WORK IF YOU PUMPED THE PEDAL TWICE TO GET ANY BRAKING ACTION AT ALL. AT 2,200 MILES I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL OF THESE MODEL BIKES, AND DUCATI HAS NOT COME UP WITH A FIX THAT ACTUALLY CORRECTS THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAD A RECALL ON 2010-2012 MODELS REPLACING THE MASTER CYLINDER AND SOME OTHER PARTS, BUT THE DEALER REPORTS THAT THE REPAIRED BIKES STILL HAD A BRAKE THAT FAILED, AND THAT 2013 BIKES CAME FROM THE FACTORY WITH THE…
Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.
NHTSA defect investigations
- Extended Stopping DistanceClosedLed to recall 21V315000
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) based on twenty-two (22) Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQs) for soft rear brakes caused by air seeping into the rear brake lines of model year (MY) 2012-2020 Ducati Monster, Multistrada, SuperSport, Panigale, Scrambler and Diavel motorcycles.The consumers were alleging that the rear brakes would not properly function unless the rear brake pedal was applied several times or that there was a total loss of rear braking during normal applications, increasing the risk of a crash. In a March 2020 meeting, Ducati indicated that they were aware of certain models in which air may enter the motorcycles' rear braking system through the brake lines, due to exposure to heat from the exhaust system. Although this condition compromises rear braking performance, Ducati stated that they did not consider this to be a…