2013 DUCATI MULTISTRADA 1200 ABS Problems & Recalls

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.

Mileage: 13,375

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 M...

Mileage: 19,000

WEAK AND MUSHY REAR BRAKE.

Mileage: 14,000

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...

Mileage: 2,000

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 T...

Mileage: 800

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. ...

Mileage: 250

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 INO...

Mileage: 4,500

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 MILE...

Mileage: 500

AFTER APPROXIMATELY 6000 MILES, THE REAR BRAKE ON THIS MOTORCYCLE CEASED TO FUNCTION. I DISCOVERED THIS AS I ATTEMPTED TO USE THE BRAKE TO HOLD THE BIKE IN A STABLE POSITION AT A STOPLIGHT, RESULTING IN SOME ROLLBACK AND A POTENTIAL LOW SPEED ACCIDENT. THE DEALER TECHNICAL REP INDICATED THAT THIS CA...

Mileage: 6,000

I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION AND TRIED TO SLOW DOWN USING THE REAR BREAK. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE REAR BRAKE DIDN'T FUNCTION ALMOST CAUSING COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. REAR BREAK DOES NOT SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE EVER SINCE. *TR

Mileage: 1,200