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2009 Ducati 848: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

7 owner complaints analyzed

2 distinct recall campaigns

4,950 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2009 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 6 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Engine And Engine Cooling is the most frequently named component, appearing in 3 of 7 complaints (42.9%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Fuel system concerns	2	28.6%
Braking behavior	1	14.3%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Engine And Engine Cooling

Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System

Fuel System, Gasoline

Engine

Structure:Body

Engine And Engine Cooling: 3; Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System: 2; Fuel System, Gasoline: 2; Engine: 1; Structure:Body: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 6; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (6). 1 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2009

2011

2012

2013

2009: 2; 2011: 3; 2012: 1; 2013: 1

Pattern summary

Engine And Engine Cooling leads the component reports. Fuel system concerns appears in 2 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10264993 · 2009-04-11 (April 11, 2009)

I JUST BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2009 DUCATI SPORT 1000 MOTORCYCLE. HAVE PUT ABOUT 160 MILES ON THE BIKE AND PARKED IT OUTSIDE WORK FOR 2 HOURS IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT. THE GAS TANK WAS HALF FULL. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE BIKE THE TANK HAD EXPANDED APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND 1 INCH FROM FRONT TO BACK. IT STARTED TO LOOK LIKE THE SHAPE OF A BANANA. THE TANK WAS COMPLETELY LOOSE ENOUGH TO LIFT OFF THE FRAME. I OPENED THE GAS TANK AND A GUSH OF AIR ESCAPED AND THE TANK SHRUNK BACK DOWN ABOUT 75% WHICH LEFT CREASES IN THE TANKS SURFACE ALONG W…

Owner-reported narrative. 160 miles reported. Look up ODI 10264993 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10284632 · 2009-09-19 (September 19, 2009)

1. NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN. 2. RADIATOR LEAK. COOLANT SPLASHES ALL OVER LEFT SIDE FAIRINGS. 3. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY'LL REPLACE RADIATOR UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SAID IT MIGHT TAKE A MONTH FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 3,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10284632 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10407787 · 2011-06-21 (June 21, 2011)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DUCATI 848 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DISPLAYED A READING OF 205 DEGREES AS HE NOTICED COOLANT FLUID LEAKING FROM THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT COOLANT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM A SPOT WELD ON THE LEFT SIDE HANGER. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT…

Owner-reported narrative. 22,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10407787 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10409144 · 2011-06-27 (June 27, 2011)

ONE DAY RIDING HOME FROM WORK I STARTED TO FEEL LIKE MY KNEE WAS BURNING. I LOOKED DOWN TO MY LEFT KNEE AND SAW THAT IT WAS GETTING WET AND WAS BURNING FROM SOMETHING HOT. PULLED OVER AND SAW THAT I WAS LEAKING COOLANT. THE COOLANT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS COMING OUT OF THE COOLANT HOSE. I HAD THE MOTORCYCLE TOWED TO THE DEALER SHIP THAT I WORK AT. I REMOVED THE FAIRING TO CHECK WHERE IT WAS LEAKING FROM. SAW THAT IT WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE RADIATOR. TRIED TO GET SOME HELP FROM THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY JUST KEPT TRYING TO SAY THAT IT WAS MY FAULT. TH…

Owner-reported narrative. 20,548 miles reported. Look up ODI 10409144 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10418651 · 2011-08-12 (August 12, 2011)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 DUCATI 848 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 50 MPH AND ABOVE, THE FUEL TANK WOULD SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE PLASTIC MATERIAL USED DURING MANUFACTURING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,200. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Owner-reported narrative. 4,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10418651 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10487639 · 2012-12-07 (December 7, 2012)

THE RADIATOR HAS A LEAK UNDER THE LEFT MOUNTING BRACKET ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE RADIATOR. THIS HAS CAUSED EXTREMELY HOT COOLANT TO SPRAY OUT THE LEFT VENT ONTO THE RIDERS LEG. ALSO COOLANT HAS COVERED THE FRONT WHEEL AND BRAKES, LEFT FORK AND FOGGED OUT THE LEFT HEAD LIGHT. THIS IS A KNOWN COMPLICATION WITH THIS MODEL BIKE, WITH HUNDREDS OF DOCUMENTED CASES. MY BIKE HAS LESS THEN 6000 MILES, WITH NO ACCIDENTS, AND NO DAMAGE TO THE RADIATOR. THIS LEAK AT THE LEFT MOUNTING BRACKET IS KNOWN TO DUCATI, BUT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO HELP WITH THE PROBL…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10487639 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10550490 · 2013-11-01 (November 1, 2013)

AFTER COMING HOME FROM A RIDE, I NOTICED THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING COOLANT FROM A PINSIZED HOLE. MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR FINDINGS WITH THEIR RADIATORS. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10550490 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

2 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

08V638000 · Electrical System:Alternator/Generator/Regulator

Reported: 2008-12-03 (December 3, 2008)

DUCATI IS RECALLING 7,130 MY 2007-2008 1098, 1098S, 1098 TRICOLORE, 1098R, AND MY 2008-2009 848 MOTORCYCLES. THE MOTORCYCLE CHARGING SYSTEM MAY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY ENGINE HEAT AND STOP OPERATING. THIS RESULTS IN DAMAGE TO THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND ENSUING BATTERY DISCHARGE.

Consequence: THIS CAN RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE MOTORCYCLE AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO THE RIDER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR, INSTALL A HEAT GUARD BETWEEN THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND THE ENGINE EXHAUST SYSTEM, AND INSTALL A MODIFIED BATTERY SUPPORT. THE RECALL WILL BEGIN ON DECEMBER 24, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DUCATI AT 1-800-231-6696.

NHTSA campaign record ↗

09V170000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery

Reported: 2009-05-20 (May 20, 2009)

DUCATI IS RECALLING 1,549 MY 2009 1198, 1198 S, 1098 R, 848 AND MY 2010 F1098 STREETFIGHTER AND STREETFIGHTER S MOTORCYCLES. THESE MOTORCYCLES MAY EXPERIENCE FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE FUEL LINE AT THE FUEL INJECTOR CONNECTION. THE PLASTIC FITTING BETWEEN FUEL INJECTOR AND HOSE CAN WARP OR BREAK WHICH COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO THE RIDER AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE MOTORCYCLE.

Consequence: ANY DAMAGE TO THE FUEL LINE MAY LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK OF FIRE OR AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF ENGINE PERFORMANCE, THE THEREBY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED INJECTOR COMPONENTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 3, 2009. TO LOCATE YOUR NEAREST AUTHORIZED DUCATI DEALER, YOU MAY GO TO WWW.DUCATIUSA.COM AND SELECT THE "DEALER LOCATOR" OR YOU MAY CALL TOLL FREE AT 1-800-231-6696.

NHTSA campaign record ↗