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Ducati timing chain tensioner may loosen over time, possibly causing oil to leak from the bottom of the tensioner adjustment bolt.

NHTSA campaign 18V-854 · Reported November 30, 2018 · 1,502 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Ducati Panigale V4
VEHICLES AFFECTED
1,502
REMEDY
Ducati will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the timing chain tensioner bolts, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Ducati North America reported a problem with the engine and engine cooling engine. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The timing chain tensioner may loosen over time, possibly causing oil to leak from the bottom of the tensioner adjustment bolt.

WHY IT MATTERS

An oil leak can increase the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Ducati will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the timing chain tensioner bolts, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 18V-854.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2018–2019Ducati Panigale V4

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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