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title: "DUCATI PERFORMANCE DESERT X SOFT SIDE BAGS - Recall 23E021000 — NHTSA record 236759 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Ducati North America (Ducati) is recalling certain Ducati Performance Desert X Soft Side Bags Kits with part number 96781971AA, designed to fit 2023 DesertX mot"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-236759-ducati-performance-desert-x-soft-side-bags-recall-23e021000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# DUCATI PERFORMANCE DESERT X SOFT SIDE BAGS - Recall 23E021000 — NHTSA record 236759

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Mar 16, 2023. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: DUCATI PERFORMANCE DESERT X SOFT SIDE BAGS - Recall 23E021000
- **Reason**: 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. A bag that contacts the motorcycle exhaust can burn and may catch fire, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Ducati North America
- **Quantity**: 65
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 236759

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=23E021000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: DUCATI PERFORMANCE DESERT X SOFT SIDE BAGS. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Mar 16, 2023
- **Owner notification**: Apr 12, 2023
- **Record created**: Mar 17, 2023

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

As an interim action, dealers will provide owners updated assembly instructions. Once parts are available, dealers will install a new right-side bag frame. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 12, 2023. Owners may contact Ducati customer service at 1-888-391-5446. Ducati's number for this recall is SRV-RCL-23-001.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=23E021000)

Use [NHTSA's VIN check](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls) to check an individual vehicle and its remedy status.

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