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Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
12 reports
4,600 miles · Mar 16, 2005
Fuel System, Gasoline
I WAS RIDING 2002 APRILIA FUTURA RST1000 MOTORCYCLE DAY 0F 02/25/05 . RETURNED HOME AND PARKED BIKE; RETURNED TO GARAGE LATER TO FIND LARGE FUEL LEAK. GAS WAS DRIPPING ONTO GARAGE FLOOR AND THERE WAS A PUDDLE THAT SURROUNDED THE MOTORCYCLE. I LIVE IN AN APARTMENT BUILDING AND THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL MOTOR NEARBY THAT I WAS CON…
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I WAS RIDING 2002 APRILIA FUTURA RST1000 MOTORCYCLE DAY 0F 02/25/05 . RETURNED HOME AND PARKED BIKE; RETURNED TO GARAGE LATER TO FIND LARGE FUEL LEAK. GAS WAS DRIPPING ONTO GARAGE FLOOR AND THERE WAS A PUDDLE THAT SURROUNDED THE MOTORCYCLE. I LIVE IN AN APARTMENT BUILDING AND THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL MOTOR NEARBY THAT I WAS CONCERNED COULD IGNITE GAS DUE TO LIMITED VENTILATION; I THREW SAND ON THE GAS AND CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT AS PRECAUTION. I THEN HAD TO GO PURCHASE GAS CAN AND SIPHON TO DRAIN AMOST 4 GALLONS OF GAS FROM BIKE, AND LATER HAD BIKE TOWED TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. I RESEARCHED PROBLEM ON INTERNET AND FOUND THERE ARE QUITE A FEW OTHER THAT HAD THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL APRILIA FUTURA MOTORCYCLE: FAULTY PLASTIC FUEL LINE QUICK DISCONNECT; LOCAL DEALER SERVICE WAS EXCELLENT AND THEY FIXED FAULTY PART AT NO COST TO ME, BUT REPLACED WITH THE SAME PLASTIC PART, SO I AM CONCERNED THERE WILL BE ANOTHER FAILURE UNLESS PART IS REPLACED BY A STURDIER METAL PART. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10114149
8,000 miles · Aug 9, 2004
Fuel System, Gasoline
2002 APRILIA RST1000 FUTURA MOTORCYCLE. INSERVICE 9 MONTHS, 8000 MILES. THE FUEL LINE PLASTIC QUICK DISCONNECT FITTING FRACTURED AND THE FUEL LINE BECAME DELAMINATED. LEAK RESULTED IN FOUR GALLONS OF GASOLINE FLOODING MY GARAGE FLOOR. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO SPARK PRESENT, AS I WOULD HAVE LOST MY VEHICLES AND HOME - AND POSSIBLY…
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2002 APRILIA RST1000 FUTURA MOTORCYCLE. INSERVICE 9 MONTHS, 8000 MILES. THE FUEL LINE PLASTIC QUICK DISCONNECT FITTING FRACTURED AND THE FUEL LINE BECAME DELAMINATED. LEAK RESULTED IN FOUR GALLONS OF GASOLINE FLOODING MY GARAGE FLOOR. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO SPARK PRESENT, AS I WOULD HAVE LOST MY VEHICLES AND HOME - AND POSSIBLY MY LIFE OR MAYBE A LOVED ONE'S LIFE IN A FIRE DUE TO THE SPILLED GASOLINE. I REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PLASTIC FITTING WITH A BRASS FITTING AND THE BAD FUEL LINE WITH A NEW ONE. I RETAINED THE DEFECTIVE MATERIALS FOR ANALYSIS.*AK
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE FUEL LINE QUICK CONNECTORS MAY BREAK IF CARE IS NOT USED WHEN REMOVING THE FUEL TANK AT THE TIME OF SERVICE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN FUEL LEAKAGE. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE QUICK CONNECTORS ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. THE RECALL BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 2006. OWNERS WHO HAVE NOT HAD THEIR MOTORCYCLE REPAIRED WILL BE RENOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL DURING AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT APRILIA AT 770-592-2261.
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NHTSA investigations
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PE05032 · Fuel Leaks
Opened Jun 15, 2005 · Closed Nov 7, 2005
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings
AFTER OPENING THIS INVESTIGATION TO GATHER MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ALLEGED FUEL LEAKS FROM THE FUEL LINE QUICK CONNECTOR ON RST 1000 FUTURA MODEL MOTORCYCLES,ODI MET WITH COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES.DURING THE MEETING IT WAS AGREED THAT APRILIA WOULD CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL TO ADDRESS THE LEAKING FUEL LINE CONNECTORS.ADDITIONALLY, THEY REVEALED THEIR DISCOVERY OF AN IDENTICAL ISSUE (REQUIRING A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT REMEDY PART) INVOLVING THE MODEL YEAR 2002- 2004 ETV 1000 CAPONORD MODEL MOTORCYCLES. AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION, THE RECALL ON THE FUTURA MODEL WAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE CAPONORD.WITH APRILIA'S RECALL OF THESE MODELS, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.
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