NHTSA Complaint #10424666 — 2007 DUCATI S2R1000

MY MOTORCYCLE HAS A PLASTIC GAS TANK WHICH I BELIEVE HAS BEGUN TO EXPAND AND CORRODE INSIDE THE GAS CAP HOUSING. THIS EXPANSION IS CAUSING THE GAS CAP TO SHIFT, ALLOWING GASOLINE TO LEAK OUT BECAUSE THE CAP NO LONGER SEALS PROPERLY. *TR I HAVE NOT MODIFIED MY MOTORCYCLE. I HAVE MADE NO MODIFICATIONS TO THE FUEL TANK OR FUEL PUMP. THE DEALER WHO SOLD THIS BIKE TO THE ORIGINAL OWNER WENT OUT OF BUSINESS AND I AM THE SECOND OWNER. I TOOK THE MOTORCYCLE TO ANOTHER DUCATI DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE EXPANSION AND CORROSION WAS NOT NORMAL AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT THE NHTSA. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS TO THE SAFETY OF THIS MOTORCYCLE NOW BECAUSE GASOLINE SPILLS WHEN I RIDE IT AND WATER FREQUENTLY GETS INTO THE GAS TANK CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MALFUNCTION, WHICH HAS LED TO UNSAFE RIDING AND HANDLING.