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Ducati Monster 1200 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 16 owner complaints across 8 model years of the Ducati Monster 1200 (2014–2021). The most-complained-about year is 2014.

4
safety recalls, all years
16
owner complaints, all years
2017
year with most recalls
2014
year with most complaints

Pick your Ducati Monster 1200 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2021 Ducati Monster 120010
2020 Ducati Monster 120021
2019 Ducati Monster 120032
2018 Ducati Monster 120043
2017 Ducati Monster 120040
2016 Ducati Monster 120021
2015 Ducati Monster 120020
2014 Ducati Monster 120019

What Ducati Monster 1200 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 16 complaints with NHTSA. The 2014 model year has the most, with 9.

All Ducati Monster 1200 recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Ducati Monster 1200, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

    NHTSA 21V335000 Reported 1,312 vehicles potentially affected Ducati North America

    Ducati North America (Ducati) is recalling certain 2015-2021 Monster 821, 2014-2021 Monster 1200 S/STD, and 2016-2019 Monster 1200 R motorcycles. The rear brake hoses may be susceptible to heat damage.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the rear brake hoses, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 12, 2021. Owners may contact Ducati customer service at 1-888-391-5446.

    Model years: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

  2. Service brakes, hydraulic

    NHTSA 21V315000 Reported 5,909 vehicles potentially affected Ducati North America

    Ducati North America (Ducati) is recalling certain 2017-2020 Monster 797, Monster 1200, Supersport, 2016-2020 XDiavel, and 2018-2020 Monster 821 motorcycles. Air may permeate the rear brake system.

    Remedy: Dealers will install new rear brake hoses, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 28, 2021. Owners may contact Ducati customer service at 1-888-391-5446.

    Model years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

  3. Manual transmission (power train)

    NHTSA 18V835000 Reported 2,742 vehicles potentially affected Ducati North America

    Ducati North America (Ducati) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Ducati Monster 1200, Monster 821, SuperSport and SuperSport S motorcycles. The shift lever may have been incorrectly assembled, possibly resulting in the shift knob detaching from the lever.

    Remedy: Ducati will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the gear lever shift knob tightness, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began January 14, 2019. Owners may contact Ducati customer service at…

    Model years: 2017, 2018, 2019

  4. Master cylinder (service brakes)

    NHTSA 17V812000 Reported 6,758 vehicles potentially affected Ducati North America

    Ducati North America (Ducati) is recalling certain 2015-2018 1299 motorcycles (including STD, S, FE and SL models), Monster 1200 motorcycles (including S and R models), Multistrada motorcycles (including S and PP models), 2015-2017 Panigale R, 2016-2018 XDaviel S motorcycles and 2017-2018 Scrambler 800 Café Racer motorcycles. These…

    Remedy: Ducati will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front brake master cylinder piston, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin February 15, 2018. Owners may contact Ducati customer service at 1-800-231-6696.

    Model years: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Other Ducati models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.