On March 16, 2023, Ducati North America submitted a safety recall report for certain Ducati Performance DesertX soft side bag kits. This official Ducati Performance accessory is available to fit the 2023 Ducati DesertX, and in some cases, may have been installed by dealers on bikes that were sold to customers. The potential issue involves the right bag of this soft side bags kit, which could contact the exhaust during normal motorcycle operation. This, in turn, could potentially cause damage and/or a crash.
According to Ducati’s chronology, the company began investigating a report of a right-side bag from this kit coming into contact with an exhaust in January, 2023. The bag in this incident was reported to be partially melted but did not catch fire. Further investigation revealed a total of five cases of similar instances out in the field worldwide, including one in the US. Ducati adds that none of these instances caused crashes or injuries.
