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2009 Ducati 1000GT Fuel system Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA

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Fuel system reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
13
Latest Nov 16, 2013
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
100%
of 13 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2009 Ducati 1000GT submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming fuel system

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Fuel system
Filed Nov 16, 2013

THE GAS TANK HAS EXPANDED AND SPREAD WIDER THAN THE SUPPORTS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE MOTORCYCLE, CAUSING IT TO BE UNSUPPORTED AND UNSAFE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10552562
Incident
Jun 23, 2013
Fuel system
Filed Aug 4, 2013

THE GAS TANK HAS EXPANDED AND BECOME POTENTIALLY UNSUPPORTED. ALSO THE FUEL HOSE FROM THE PUMP TO THE FILTER IS FAULTY AND HAS SHRUNK, NOT ALLOWING FUEL TO FLOW TO THE ENGINE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10533544
Incident
May 23, 2012
Fuel system
Filed Dec 17, 2010

I'M RESUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT AS I'M UNDER THE IMPRESSION MY PREVIOUS ONE FOR THE SAME CAUSE WAS NOT FILED. ISSUE IS I NOTICED A DEFORMED/LOOSE FUEL TANK ON MY BRAND NEW, 2009 DUCATI GT 1000 MOTORCYCLE UPON DELIVERY FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THE TANK HAS EXPANDED AND IS NO LONGER SECURED BY IT'S TWO FRONT BRACKETS (TWO OF THE THREE SECURING POINTS FOR THE FUEL TANK). THE TANK MOVES/WOBBLES APPROX HALF AND INCH TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, AND A SINGLE REAR BOLT IS KEEPING IT ON THE MOTORCYCLE. I BELIEVE THE TANK IS LIKELY TO FLY OFF IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT SO I HAVEN'T RIDDEN THE MOTORCYCLE AND INTEND TO RETURN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP UNDER "BREACH OF WARRANTY". DUCATI'S LIMITED WARRANTY ON EMISSION APPLIES TO THE SALE OF MOTORCYCLES DESIGNED, BUILT AND EQUIPPED TO CONFORM AT TIME OF RETAIL PURCHASE TO BE FREE FROM DEFECT IN MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP WHICH WOULD CAUSE IT TO FAIL EPA REGULATIONS. "BREACH OF WARRANTY" IS THE DETERMINATION THAT A STATEMENT AS TO TITLE OF PROPERTY, INCLUDING REAL PROPERTY OR ANY GOODS, IS PROVED TO BE UNTRUE, WHETHER INTENDED AS A FALSEHOOD OR NOT. IT CAN ALSO APPLY TO AN ASSURANCE OF QUALITY OF A PRODUCT OR ITEM SOLD. THE PART MAKING THE WARRANTY IS LIABLE TO THE PARTY TO WHOM THE GUARANTEE WAS MADE. IN MODERN LAW THE WARRANTY NEED NOT BE EXPRESSED IN SO MANY WORDS, BUT MAY BE IMPLIED FROM THE CIRCUMSTANCES OR SURROUNDING LANGUAGE AT THE TIME OF SALE." THIS IS ALSO THE REASON FOR 22 NOVEMBER CLASS ACTION AGAINST DUCATI NORTH AMERICA FOR CONTINUING TO SELL THESE MOTORCYCLES WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL TANKS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10371114
Incident
Dec 2, 2010
Mileage
10 mi
Fuel system
Filed Dec 5, 2010

I JUST BOUGHT A BRAND NEW DUCATI GT 1000 MOTORCYCLE FROM LEXINGTON MOTORSPORTS, KENTUCKY, WHICH WAS DELIVERED TO MY HOUSE ON 3 OCTOBER 2010 WITH A DEFORMING/LOOSENING FUEL TANK. ON 18 NOV 2010, GIRARD GIBBS LLP FILED A CLASS ACTION AGAINST DUCATI NORTH AMERICA FOR KNOWINGLY SELLING THESE DEFECTIVE FUEL TANKS AND NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM SINCE 2006. *TR

NHTSA ID
10369217
Incident
Dec 3, 2010
Mileage
10 mi
Fuel system
Filed Dec 4, 2010

GAS TANK HAS DEFORMED CAUSING IT TO BECOME LOOSE FROM THE FRAME TO THE POINT IT HAD TO BE SECURED WITH STRAPS. I HAVE OWNED THE MOTORCYCLE (PURCHASED NEW) FOR 19 MONTHS AND IN THAT TIME THE GAS TANK HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO THIS DEFORMATION. *TR

NHTSA ID
10369167
Incident
Oct 3, 2010
Mileage
5,500 mi
Fuel system
Filed Nov 30, 2010

IN JUNE, I PURCHASED A 2009 DUCATI GT1000 BRAND NEW FROM A DEALER IN FT. MYERS, FLORIDA. UPON DELIVERY, THE GAS TANK WAS COMPLETELY DEFORMED SO THAT THE RUBBER BUMPERS INTENDED TO SECURE THE TANK TO THE FRAME NO LONGER SAT IN THE FRAME'S BRACKETS. CONSEQUENTLY, THE TANK IS MERELY RESTING ON THE FRAME, UNSECURED TO THE BIKE. THOUGH THE TANK IS BRAND NEW, I'VE TAKEN IT TO A DEALER WHO SAID THE DEFORMITY IS BAD ENOUGH THAT DUCATI IS REPLACING THE TANK UNDER WARRANTY. BUT THEY ARE DOING SO WITH A TANK THAT ISN'T ANY DIFFERENT FROM THE CURRENT TANK, MAKING IT--AND ME--SUSCEPTIBLE TO CONTINUED PROBLEMS AND PROTRACTED INTERVALS OF HAVING THE BIKE AT THE DEALERSHIPS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10368363
Incident
Jul 31, 2010
Fuel system
Filed Nov 21, 2010

FUEL TANK DEFORMATION/SPREADING TO THE POINT WHERE TANK NO LONGER HELD BY BRACKETS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10367009
Incident
Aug 7, 2010
Mileage
4,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Nov 19, 2010

DUCATI PLASTIC GAS TANK DEFORMING. *TR

NHTSA ID
10366902
Incident
Dec 6, 2009
Mileage
1,500 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jun 1, 2010

I OWN A 2009 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC GT1000. I HAVE PUT 2,500 MILES ON THE BIKE AND THE FUEL TANK BOWED OUTWARD AND NO LONGER ATTACHES TO THE FRAME OF MY BIKE. CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO BECOME EXTREMELY WOBBLY AND LOOSE. THIS BIKE HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT WITH DUCATI FUEL TANKS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10334092
Incident
May 29, 2010
Mileage
2,500 mi
Fuel system
Filed Feb 9, 2010

2009 DUCATI GT 1000 FUEL TANK MOUNT PROBLEMS: THE FUEL TANK HAS APPARENTLY STRETCHED OUT IN WIDTH TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT THE FRONT MOUNT NO LONGER SECURES THE TANK. AS A CONSEQUENCE THE TANK IS LOOSE AND HELD IN PLACE ONLY BY THE REAR SECURING BOLT, WHICH IS TOTALLY INADEQUATE AND WASN'T DESIGNED TO HOLD THE TANK ON ITS OWN. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND A POTENTIAL DEATH TRAP. *TR

NHTSA ID
10307700
Incident
Feb 1, 2010
Mileage
343 mi
Fuel system
Filed Dec 21, 2009

BOUGHT BRAND NEW DUCATI GT1000 IN JULY 2009. IN AUGUST I NOTICED THE GAS TANK HAD "SPREAD" TO THE POINT WHERE THE RIGHT SIDE IS NO LONGER MOUNTED. YOU CAN LIFT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE GAS TANK UP AND DOWN. THE TANK IS ONLY BOLTED NOW IN BACK AND THE LEFT SIDE SLIDES AROUND IN ITS HOLDER/MOUNT/BRACKET. *TR

NHTSA ID
10296645
Incident
Aug 1, 2009
Fuel system
Filed Dec 18, 2009

I PURCHASED A 2009 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC GT ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO FROM MUNROE MOTORS IN SAN FRANCISCO. THAT MODEL IS PRONE TO THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK DEFORMING AND SPREADING, CAUSING IT TO SOMETIMES BECOME LOOSE ENOUGH TO ALMOST FALL OFF. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED TO MY MOTORCYCLE. THE MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN USED NORMALLY AND CARED FOR. I WILL BE CONTACTING MUNROE MOTORS TO REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THERE IS NO PERMANENT FIX SO IT LIKELY WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THE DANGERS OR HAVING A LOOSE FUEL TANK ON A MOTORCYCLE ARE OBVIOUS. IT IS A PLASTIC HOLDER FOR COMBUSTIBLE FLUID THAT IS TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED, WITH THE RIDER LYING ON TOP OF IT. SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH ARE BOTH VERY POSSIBLE IN EXTREME CASES OF TANK SPREAD. *TR

NHTSA ID
10296342
Incident
Dec 10, 2009
Mileage
700 mi
Fuel system
Filed Dec 16, 2009

GAS TANK LIFTS OFF THE BIKE DUE TO WARPING. IN A CRASH IT WOULD FLY OFF THE BIKE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10296029
Incident
Dec 14, 2009
Mileage
2,000 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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