Ducati S1000bip: problems, complaints, bulletins

Summary for the Ducati S1000bip across 1 model years: 11 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.

Model years

Year	Owner complaints	involving a crash	Technical service bulletins (TSB)	YouTube repair videos
2009	11	0	0	0

What fails most often

1 Fuel system 100% of all complaints
2 Structure 18% of all complaints

Circle size and colour show each component’s share of NHTSA complaints. Schematic only, not a drawing of the exact model.

Fuel system: 11 complaints (100% of all).
Structure: 2 complaints (18% of all).

Symptoms owners describe

How many of the 11 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).

steering or power steering problems1 · 9%
fuel system, fuel smell1 · 9%

Components owners complain about

Component	Owner complaints	involving a crash	Technical service bulletins (TSB)
Fuel system	11	0	0
Structure	2	0	0

What owners report

Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.

Just bought a new ducati sport classic 1000 motorcycle from dealer and the gas tank has spread and is no longer attached to bike and the plastic tank is rubbing on the frame.
Fuel system · 2009 · 2010-12-28 · NHTSA complaint #10373183
Gas tank spreads (expands) out of the mounting brackets. The gas tank can be lifted off the frame. Ducati has replaced the tank once and the new tank is spreading. I am losing steering lock-to-lock because of the expanding tank.
Fuel system · 2009 · 2010-12-03 · NHTSA complaint #10369148
I have made no modifications to the fuel tank or fuel pump. I took the bike to the dealer who submitted a claim to ducati north america (the importer/factory) and they refused to replace the tank.
Fuel system · 2009 · 2010-04-14 · NHTSA complaint #10325774

What to check before buying

Fuel system. Fuel smell, leaks, rough running, fuel-system codes.
Structure. Rails, pillars, panel gaps, signs of pulling or welding.

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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.