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2007 Ducati 1098 Tricolore Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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.
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Latest Nov 19, 2011
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2007 Ducati 1098 Tricolore, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

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

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Fuel system1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Fuel system

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.

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From owner reports, verbatim

MY PLASTIC FUEL TANK IS UNSAFE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND OPERATOR OF A 2007 DUCATI 1098S TRICOLORE SUPERBIKE. ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE SERVICES HAVE BEEN PERFORMED BY A FACTORY AUTHORIZED DUCATI DEALER. I WAS SHOCKED THAT DUCATI NORTH AMERICA HAS PLACED THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AT RISK BY USING COST-CUTTING METHODS TO AUTHORIZE THE MANUFACTURE OF AN UNSAFE AND DEFECTIVE PLASTIC FUEL TANK. THE SHOCK CONTINUES AS DUCATI NORTH AMERICA HAS FAILED TO STEP UP AND OFFER THE REPLACEMENT OF A SAFE OEM METAL FUEL TANK TO RESOLVE THE ASSOCIATED SAFETY PROBLEMS, COSMETIC TROUBLES, AND OVERALL RESALE VALUE OF THESE VERY VALUABLE AND COLLECTIBLE MOTORCYCLES. DUCATI NORTH AMERICA HAS UTILIZED METAL FUEL TANKS ON BOTH PRIOR AND SUBSEQUENT SUPERBIKE MODELS. I HAVE ALREADY HAD MY PLASTIC FUEL TANK REPLACED ONCE UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. (1) I AM ASKING DUCATI NORTH AMERICA TO HAVE A FACTORY AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP REPLACE MY 2007 DUCATI 1098S TRICOLORE SUPERBIKE PLASTIC FUEL TANK WITH AN OEM ALUMINUM REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK (OEM PART NUMBER: 969A06907B) SHOWN ON PAGE 36 OF THE 2011 DUCATI PERFORMANCE ACCESSORIES CATALOG AND ON PAGE 24 OF THE 2012 DUCATI PERFORMANCE ACCESSORIES CATALOG. (2) I AM ASKING DUCATI NORTH AMERICA TO HAVE A FACTORY AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP REPAINT MY OEM ALUMINUM REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK TO ORIGINAL SPECIFICATIONS WITH THE FACTORY-CORRECT COLOR SCHEME AND ASSOCIATED FACTORY-CORRECT DECALS. (3) I AM ASKING DUCATI NORTH AMERICA TO HAVE A FACTORY AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP INSTALL MY NEWLY PAINTED FACTORY-CORRECT OEM ALUMINUM REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK WITH ALL FACTORY-CORRECT FUEL LINES AND FUEL RELATED COMPONENTS. (4) I AM ASKING THAT THERE WILL BE NO COST TO ME FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE ACTIONS. (5) I AM ASKING THAT A FACTORY RECALL BE ISSUED FOR ALL DUCATI MOTORCYCLES THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS WELL-KNOWN AND WELL-DOCUMENTED PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID 10436470 · filed Nov 19, 2011

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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