NHTSA Complaint #10295690 — 2006 DUCATI 620

THE COMPOSITE FUEL TANK ON MY 2006 DUCATI MULTISTRADA 620 HAS WARPED AND BECOME DISTORTED. THIS IS LIKELY DUE TO CONTAMINATION FROM ETHANOL THAT IS BLENDED WITH UNLEADED FUELS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE TANK HAS BECOME SO WARPED THAT FUEL ACTUALLY LEAKS FROM AROUND THE FUEL PUMP WHEN THE MOTORCYCLES IS FILLED OVER HALF WAY. THIS HAS BECOME A HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARD, AS THE BIKE HAS BECOME UNSAFE TO RIDE DUE TO THE DANGER OF FIRE/EXPLOSION RESULTING FROM THE WARPED TANK. DUCATI NA (NORTH AMERICA) HAS NOT ISSUED AN OFFICIAL RECALL, AND MY DEALER ISN'T WILLING TO ASSIST. THE MOTORCYCLE HAS BECOME UNSAFE TO RIDE EVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT DUCATI MULTIPLE TIMES ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND EVERYTIME I AM TOLD TO CONTACT A DEALER - A DEALER WHO ISN'T ABLE TO HELP BECAUSE DUCATI WON'T ISSUES A RECALL FOR A WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FUEL TANKS. THE FUEL FROM THE MOTORCYCLE HAS LEAKED OUT ON THE FLOOR OF OUR GARAGE AND RUINED GARDEN HOSES, GARAGE MATS, AND THE MOTORCYCLE'S TIRES. *TR