IllustrationGAS TANK IS SWELLING DUE TO ETHANOL EXPANSION AND BEGINNING TO PUT BODY OUT OF ALIGNMENT, INHIBIT STEERING AND AFFECT SEATING. *TR
2005 Ducati Multistrada 1000 S 2005
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Structure complaints
2 reportsMY MOTORCYCLE CAME WITH A POLYAMIDE PA6 GAS TANK WHICH EXPANDED. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE TANK INCREASED UNTIL IT DID NOT SIT CORRECTLY IN THE FRAME, THE HANDLEBAR SWITCH HIT THE TANK WHEN TURNED TO THE RIGHT, THE FRONT SUSPENSION FORK TUBE HIT THE TANK WHEN STEERED TO THE LEFT, AND THE TANK BECAME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE FOR…
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MY MOTORCYCLE CAME WITH A POLYAMIDE PA6 GAS TANK WHICH EXPANDED. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE TANK INCREASED UNTIL IT DID NOT SIT CORRECTLY IN THE FRAME, THE HANDLEBAR SWITCH HIT THE TANK WHEN TURNED TO THE RIGHT, THE FRONT SUSPENSION FORK TUBE HIT THE TANK WHEN STEERED TO THE LEFT, AND THE TANK BECAME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT AND REAR BODYWORK PANELS, WHICH ATTACH TO THE TANK, BEGAN TO BECOME DAMAGED AT THEIR ATTACHMENT POINTS DUE TO THE PRESSURE ON THEM FROM THE EXPANDING TANK. I HAVE NOT SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFIED MY MOTORCYCLE EXCEPT FOR AN AFTERMARKET EXHAUST AND SOME COSMETIC CHANGES. 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). THE ORIGINAL TANK WAS REPLACED IN 4/2010 UNDER A "GOODWILL PROGRAM". THE DEALER DID NOT MENTION WHETHER THE REPLACEMENT TANK WAS DESIGNED TO CORRECT THE EXPANSION PROBLEM. THE REPLACEMENT TANK BEGAN TO SHOW THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF EXPANSION WITHIN 6 MONTHS; BY 10/2010, THE BODY PARTS WERE AGAIN MISALIGNED AND DANGEROUSLY STRESSED AT THEIR ATTACHMENT POINTS. I AM CONCERNED THAT INTERFERENCE WITH THE STEERING WILL OCCUR AGAIN, AS WITH THE ORIGINAL TANK, OR THAT THE SEAL OF THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH IS SEATED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK, WILL FAIL, DUE TO THE DISTORTION OF THE TANK. ON 2/4/2011, DUCATI NORTH AMERICA RELEASED A RECALL NOTICE THAT REFERENCES NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 11V020. THE RECALL LETTER DESCRIBES A PROBLEM WITH FUEL SEEPAGE CAUSED BY FAILURE OF THE SEAL BETWEEN THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE AND THE FUEL TANK. THE CORRECTION OFFERED IS A REPLACEMENT FLANGE TO TANK SEAL WITH AN "X" CROSS-SECTION. I CONTEND THAT THIS TYPE OF GASKET IS A NON-STANDARD FUEL PUMP GASKET, AND IS A DANGEROUS BAND-AID SOLUTION THAT IGNORES THE CAUSE, WHICH IS FUEL TANK EXPANSION. *TR
Official recalls
111V020000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly
Jan 24, 2011
DUCATI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 MULTISTRADA 620, MODEL YEAR 2003-2006, MULTISTRADA 1000, AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2009, MULTISTRADA 1100 MOTORCYCLES. FUEL LEAKAGE CAN OCCUR AT THE FUEL TANK PUMP FLANGE SEAL.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP O-RING WITH AN UPDATED PART FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DUCATI AT 800-231-6696.
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NHTSA investigations
1PE10045 · Fuel Leak At Pump/tank Interface
Opened Nov 4, 2010 · Closed Feb 28, 2011
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly
After opening this PE, we met with subject owners, dealers, and Ducati North America personnel.We learned that the subject leakage is limited to the Multistrada line alone and is unrelated to composite fuel tank deformation.Rather it stems from the inability of the original sealing O-ring to conform to the tank's relatively rough sealing surface.Recall 11V-020 provides a new X section O-ring to address the Multistrada issue and with that recall, this PE is closed for the Multistrada.Meanwhile, unlike the Multistrada, the Monster line fails to exhibit a current safety defect trend and, on that basis, this PE is closed for those models as well.