{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ducati recall 23E021 (SRV-RCL-23-001): Ducati Performance Desert X Soft Side Bags",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23e021/",
  "summary": "Recall 23E021 (Ducati): A bag that contacts the motorcycle exhaust can burn and may catch fire, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.",
  "excerpt": "Ducati Performance Desert X Soft Side Bags, model year 9999. Filed by Ducati North America and reported to NHTSA on 16 March 2023. 65 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ducati North America (Ducati) is recalling certain Ducati Performance Desert X Soft Side Bags Kits with part number 96781971AA, designed to fit 2023 DesertX motorcycles. The right-side bag may contact the exhaust during motorcycle use. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Ducati's own number for this recall: SRV-RCL-23-001. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 23E021 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A bag that contacts the motorcycle exhaust can burn and may catch fire, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.” 23E021 Ducati North America Equipment 16 March 2023 9999-9999 DUCATI PERFORMANCE DESERT X SOFT SIDE BAGS A bag that contacts the motorcycle exhaust can burn and may catch fire, increasing the risk of a crash or injury. As an interim action, dealers will provide owners updated assembly instructions",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:59:42+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T22:18:32+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ducati recall 23E021 (SRV-RCL-23-001): Ducati Performance Desert X Soft Side Bags\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23e021/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}