2009 Ducati M1100S Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2009 Ducati M1100S, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Fuel system240.0%
- Driver assistance120.0%
- Exterior lighting120.0%
- Steering120.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
MY MOTORCYCLE HAS A PLASTIC TANK THAT EXPANDED AND CAUSED THE TANK TO SPILL AND IT DEFORMED TOO IMPEDING NORMAL STEERING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENS!!! THEY ARE REPLACING (NOW THEY ARE SAYING THAT MY AFTERMARKET EXHAUST COULD BE AN ISSUE BUT IT IS NOT. I HAVE NOT MODIFIED THE BIKE IN ANY WAY THAT WOULD AFFECT THE TANK AND THE FUEL PUMP OR THE FUEL FLANGE) THESE TANKS WITH THE SAME KIND!!! I AM WORRIED THIS BIKE IS NOT SAFE. *TR
1. MOTORCYCLE IS PARKED IN MY GARAGE WITH ABOUT 800 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND IN AS-NEW CONDITION. 2. FUEL BEGAN LEAKING FROM AROUND THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE AT THE BASE OF THE TANK. THIS DRIP IS NEXT TO AN EXHAUST HEADER PIPE ONTO THE REAR OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. UPON INVESTIGATION IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THE PLASTIC TANK HAS DEFORMED (WARPED) AROUND THE FLANGE, OPENING A GAP FOR FUEL TO DRIP RAPIDLY FROM THE TANK. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
MY MOTORCYCLE HAS A PLASTIC TANK THAT EXPANDED AND CAUSED THE TANK TO SPILL AND IT DEFORMED TOO IMPEDING NORMAL STEERING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENS!!! THEY ARE REPLACING (NOW THEY ARE SAYING THAT MY AFTERMARKET EXHAUST COULD BE AN ISSUE BUT IT IS NOT. I HAVE NOT MODIFIED THE BIKE IN ANY WAY THAT WOULD AFFECT THE TANK AND THE FUEL PUMP OR THE FUEL FLANGE) THESE TANKS WITH THE SAME KIND!!! I AM WORRIED THIS BIKE IS NOT SAFE. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Exterior lighting
Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting.
From owner reports, verbatim
HEADLIGHT, HIGH AND LOW BEAMS, FAILED. SEEMS TO BE DUE TO MELTED PLASTIC IN CONNECTOR BOX IN RIGHT FRONT OF VEHICLE. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Steering
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.
From owner reports, verbatim
MY MOTORCYCLE HAS A PLASTIC TANK THAT EXPANDED AND CAUSED THE TANK TO SPILL AND IT DEFORMED TOO IMPEDING NORMAL STEERING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENS!!! THEY ARE REPLACING (NOW THEY ARE SAYING THAT MY AFTERMARKET EXHAUST COULD BE AN ISSUE BUT IT IS NOT. I HAVE NOT MODIFIED THE BIKE IN ANY WAY THAT WOULD AFFECT THE TANK AND THE FUEL PUMP OR THE FUEL FLANGE) THESE TANKS WITH THE SAME KIND!!! I AM WORRIED THIS BIKE IS NOT SAFE. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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