AI DamageDucati 749: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Ducati 749 across 3 model years: 9 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
What fails most often
- 1 Engine and cooling 33% of all complaints
- 2 Fuel system 22% of all complaints
- 3 Powertrain 22% of all complaints
- 4 Seats 11% of all complaints
- 5 Steering 11% of all complaints
- 6 Tires 11% of all complaints
- Engine and cooling: 3 complaints (33% of all).
- Fuel system: 2 complaints (22% of all).
- Powertrain: 2 complaints (22% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Seats: 1 complaints (11% of all).
- Steering: 1 complaints (11% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 9 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and cooling | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel system | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Powertrain | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Seats | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steering | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
On november 24th I was in a single vehicle accident. While riding my 2006 749 ducati the front tire was wobbling back and forth and the back tire began to do the same. I was unable to control the bike and subsequently crashed into a guard rail, fracturing 5 vertebra, breaking an arm and a foot.
Vehicle stalls ftrquently when at idle, when slowing and/or stopping.
To del amo motorsports in redondo beach, ca due to stalling at idle issues. Though they had the vehicle for 3 weeks, I took it out y'day 2/10, and it stalled again.
The fuel pump flange that holds the fuel pump into the tank on the 2006 ducati multistrada 620 dark has failed on 2 occasions. Each time has presented a large fire hazard. The first time the bike has parked unattended in our garage and we returned home to find the whole tank of fuel had drained onto the garage floor.
Air box breather hose in contact w/ the horizontal exhaust pipe resulting in possible fire. My bike is the same model but year 2003. In the choices menu my bike was not listed so I entered the first one on the list, the 749, but this complaint is for the st4s.
I am reporting this incident as having involve 0 deaths, but if you know anything about motorcycles, oil spilling out to the rear tires as a result of a blowup within the first 700 miles since purchased new should not be acceptable and can be potentially fatal for the rider.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Engine and cooling. Radiator and fan after a frontal hit, coolant level and condition, overheating.
- Fuel system. Fuel smell, leaks, rough running, fuel-system codes.
- Powertrain. Shift quality under load, harsh shifts, transmission codes, CV joints.
- Seats. Occupant sensor, power adjustment, seat mounts.
Other models of this make
Read also
Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.