Ducati recalls 2025–2026 Streetfighter V4 and Panigale V4 motorcycles over rear brake hose heat damage
Excessive heat may damage the rear brake hose between the ABS control unit and brake caliper, which can cause a sudden loss of the rear brakes and raises the risk of a crash or injury.
What to do
Dealers will replace the thermal shield for free. Owners may contact Ducati customer service at 1-888-391-5446, and those repaired under the previous recall 25V013 need the new remedy completed.
Look up your car to see every recall for its make, model and year.
Recall details
- Product
- Ducati Streetfighter V4, Panigale V4, Streetfighter V4 S and 1 more 2025–2026
- Company
- Ducati North America
- Hazard
- A sudden loss of rear brake function increases the risk of a crash or injury.
- Units
- 1,440 vehicles
- Owner notification
- March 9, 2026
- Reported to NHTSA
- January 28, 2026
- Identifiers
- NHTSA campaign number: 26V050000
- Manufacturer campaign number: SRV-RCL-26-001
- Model years: 2025–2026
The headline, summary and steps above are written in plain English from the official notice below. Identifiers are copied exactly as the agency published them. Always check the official notice before you act.
Official notice
The notice's own wording from NHTSA.
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
- Defect
- Ducati North America (Ducati) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Streetfighter V4, Streetfighter V4 S, Panigale V4, and Panigale V4 S motorcycles. Excessive heat may damage the rear brake hose between the ABS control unit and brake caliper, resulting in a sudden loss of the rear brakes.
- Consequence
- A sudden loss of rear brake function increases the risk of a crash or injury.
- Corrective action
- Dealers will replace the thermal shield, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 9, 2026. Owners may contact Ducati customer service at 1-888-391-5446. Ducati's number for this recall is SRV-RCL-26-001. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on February 3, 2026. This recall expands and replaces previous NHTSA recall number 25V013. Vehicles repaired under the previous recall will need to have the new remedy completed.
Related recalls
Ducati recalls 2025 Panigale V2 and 2025–2026 Streetfighter V2 motorcycles over possibly swapped ABS fuses
The fuses for the ABS pump and control unit may have been swapped during assembly, which can cause an ABS malfunction and wheel lockup, raising the risk of losing control, crashing or being hurt.
Ducati North America · 1,016 vehicles