NHTSA Complaint #10822360 — 2005 DUCATI MONSTER S2 R

THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK ON THIS AND OTHER DUCATI MOTORCYCLES EXPAND WITH GENERALLY AVAILABLE NORTH AMERICAN GASOLINE, SUCH THAT THE TANK CANNOT BE ATTACHED TO THE FRONT ATTACHMENT AT THE IGNITION KEY AREA, NEAR THE HANDLE BARS. THIS MAKES THE FUEL TANK NOT SECURED TO THE FORWARD PART OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THIS LEAVES ONLY ONE ATTACHMENT, AT THE REAR HINGE, SO IF THE MOTORCYCLE CRASHES OR IS DROPPED THE FORWARD PART OF THE FUEL TANK WILL POP AWAY FROM THE FRAME, PROBABLY LEAKING AND SUSCEPTIBLE TO RUPTURE BEING PLASTIC. DUCATI IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THESE DEFECTIVE TANKS (INCLUDING MINE) PURSUANT TO A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT. UNFORTUNATELY DUCATI USED OTHER ALSO DEFECTIVE TANKS (SAME EXPANSION DEFECT WITH NO WARNING OF FUEL NOT TO USE - IF THAT IS THE PROBLEM) TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL DEFECTIVE EXPANDED TANKS. DUCATI REFUSED MY REQUEST IT RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. MY MOTORCYCLE IS NOW DANGEROUSLY DEFECTIVE, A FIRE HAZARD, NOT SUITABLE FOR USE AND WOULD FAIL A SAFETY INSPECTION MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO OPERATE ON HAWAII ROADS.