NHTSA Complaint #10229802 — 2004 DUCATI MTS 1000

1. REGULAR USE ON THE STREET OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THE MOTORCYCLE HAS 12000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND A GOVERNOR TO PREVENT REDLINING. 2. THE FAILURE APPEARS TO BE WIDESPREAD ON DUCATIS MADE BEFORE 2006. THERE IS EXTENSIVE DOCUMENTATION OF THE PROBLEM AND DUCATI NORTH AMERICA APPEARS TO BE ARBITRARY IN ITS ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. DUCATI NORTH AMERICA HAS A LIST OF "POTENTIALLY EFFECTED ENGINE NUMBERS". FAILURE OF THE VALVE GUIDES CAN CAUSE THE PISTON TO BE FORCIBLY EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE OR CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SEIZE DURING REGULAR USE CAUSING CRASHES. DUCATI HAS REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON MY BIKE BECAUSE I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE BIKE HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED BY DUCATI. I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WILL FAIL AS A RESULT OF THIS PARTS DEFECT. 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. *TR