2006 Ducati Sport Classic

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I HAVE A 2006 DUCATI SPORT1000 MOTORCYCLE [XXX] [XXX] WITH A FUEL TANK WHICH HAS BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE MOUNTING TO THE FRAME OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THIS IS DUE TO A WELL KNOWN DEFECT ON DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC MOTORCYCLES, IN WHICH THE FUEL TANK SLOWLY SPREADS APART, SO THAT THE RUBBER MOUNTS NO LONGER PROPERLY ENGAGE. THIS IS BOTH A SAFETY AND EMISSIONS RISK. THIS DEFECT WAS DOCUMENTED IN MY MOTORCYCLE BY DUCATI SEATTLE ON MARCH 5, 2010, BUT THE DESIGN FLAW IS KNOWN TO HAVE EXISTED FROM THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE. *TR

I HAVE A MOTORCYCLE THAT WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR A DEFECTIVE FUEL LINE CONNECTOR: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V017000 COMPONENT: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS BECAUSE OF AN OVERSIGHT BY EITHER DUCATI NORTH AMERICA, OR THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT MY MOTORCYCLE, EASTSIDE MOTORSPORTS, OR WHERE I HAD RECENTLY HAD SERVICE, DUCATI SEATTLE, I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE RECALL. INSTEAD, MY ENGINE FAILED WHILE ON A CURVED ON-RAMP, WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS. NOBODY KNOWS WHY I WASN'T INFORMED, OR WHO IS RESPONSIBLE. *TR

I PURCHASED A '06 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC SPORT 1000 IN AUGUST 2007. IT WAS A NEW OLD STOCK MOTORCYCLE. WITHIN 1 YEAR OF PURCHASE THE GAS TANK STARTED TO DEFORM, AND AFTER 1 1/2 YEARS THE PLASTIC GAS TANK HAD DISTORTED IT'S SHAPE ENOUGH TO COME COMPLETELY OFF IT'S FRONT MOUNTS. THE TANK COULD BE LIFTED STRAIGHT UP OFF THE BIKE AND THE ONLY RESTRAINT BEING THE SINGLE BOLT AT THE REAR OF THE TANK. DUCATI REPLACED THIS TANK WITH AN EXACT DUPLICATE UNDER THE TWO YEAR WARRANTY. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT TANK IS THE SAME MATERIAL AS THE ORIGINAL, I EXPECT THE "SPREADING " PROBLEM TO RE-OCCUR. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE MATERIAL USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GAS TANK. DUCATI IS GIVING US (THIS IS A WIDESPREAD AND WELL KNOWN DEFECT IN THIS PARTICULAR DUCATI PRODUCT) DEFECTIVE TANKS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TANKS ALREADY ON THE BIKES. THEY NEED TO DESIGN AND PRODUCE A METAL TANK OR ONE OF DIFFERENT MATERIAL THAT WILL NOT DEFORM UNDER USE CREATING A FIRE HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH AND PROVIDE IT UNDER WARRANTY EVEN FOR THOSE BIKES LIKE MINE THAT ARE NOW OUT OF THE FACTORY WARRANTY PERIOD. THIS LOOSE FUEL TANK ISSUE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD TO ANYONE OPERATING THESE MOTORCYCLES. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 DUCATI MOTORCYCLE, MODEL PS 1000 LE. DUE TO THE MATERIAL USED FOR THE GAS TANK, ANY ETHANOL FUEL USED IN THE TANK CAUSES THE TANK TO DEFORM BY EXPANDING. THIS EXPANSION CAUSED THE MAIN MOUNTING POINTS TO EXPAND SO THAT THEY ARE NOT HELD BY THE FRAME BRACKETS. THE RESULT IS THAT THE GAS TANK DOES NOT SECURE TO THE MOTORCYCLE. THE TANK EXPANSION OCCURRED IN THE SUMMER OF 2009 AND THE GAS TANK WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THE TANK WAS REPLACED WITH THE SAME MODEL REPLACEMENT PART AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO REPEAT THE DEFECT. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2006 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE IN DEC 08. THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK STARTED "SPREADING APART AND THE TANK BECAME LOOSE ON THE FRONT MOUNTS. DUCATI REPLACED THAT TANK IN JAN 09, BUT THE NEW TANK HAS STARTED TO SPREAD THE SAME AS THE OLD TANK. THE TANK IS WARPING AND CAN BE LIFTED OFF THE FRONT MOUNTS WITHOUT UNDOING THE BOLT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE TANK WOULD DETACH IN AN ACCIDENT AND BECOME A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

THE GAS TANK ON MY 2006 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC WAS SPREADING AND WARPING, WHICH MADE IT LOOSE FROM THE FRONT TABS/CLAMPS AND COULD BE LIFTED FROM THE FRAME. I JUST RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT TANK FROM DUCATI ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. HOWEVER, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS TANK IS NO DIFFERENT FROM THE PREVIOUS DEFECTIVE ONE, WHICH MEANS THAT IT WILL EVENTUALLY SPREAD AND WARP AGAIN MAKING IT UNSAFE. I PURCHASED THIS DUCATI ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2007, USED. THE WARPING BEGAN AROUND THE 9000 MILE MARK. IT NOW HAS A LITTLE OVER 10000 MILES. *TR

WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF PURCHASE OF MY MOTORCYCLE THE GAS TANK "SPREAD". THIS MEANS THE PLASTIC GAS TANK DISTORTED IT'S SHAPE ENOUGH TO COME COMPLETELY OFF IT'S MOUNT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GAS TANK. DUCATI IS REPLACING THIS TANK WITH AN EXACT DUPLICATE. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT TANK IS THE SAME MATERIAL AS THE ORIGINAL, I EXPECT THE "SPREADING " PROBLEM TO RE-OCCUR. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE MATERIAL USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GAS TANK. DUCATI IS GIVING US DEFECTIVE TANKS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TANKS ALREADY ON THE BIKES. I AM ON MY THIRD TANK REPLACEMENT. THE DUCATI DEALERSHIP KEPT GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND UNTIL FINALLY THEY AGREED TO DO THE THIRD REPLACEMENT. *TR