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2009 Ducati S1000S 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 Dec 28, 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 2009 Ducati S1000S, 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

I PURCHASED AN 09 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC SPORT 1000S ON 12-17-10, FROM ACE MOTORSPORTS IN CONCORD, CA. THE NEXT MORNING, I CHECKED THE GROMMETS AND GAS TANK MOUNTING BRACKETS AND ESTIMATED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE'S GAS TANK HAD SPREAD APPROX. .5 TO .75 INCHES ON EITHER SIDE, ALMOST FULLY SEPARATING FROM THE MOUNTING BRACKETS. I WAS ALSO ABLE TO WIGGLE THE GAS TANK WHICH INDICATED IT WAS LOOSELY ATTACHED. ON APPROXIMATELY 12-7-11, I CHECKED MY MOTORCYCLE'S GAS TANK'S MOUNTING BRACKETS. I OBSERVED THAT THE GAS TANK HAD SPREAD EVEN FURTHER, AT AN APPROXIMATE DISTANCE FROM THE BOTTOM SEAT OF THE MOUNTING BRACKET BY .5 TO .75 INCHES. PRIOR TO THIS, THE LOCAL DEALER SHIMMIED THE TANK DURING MY FIRST SERVICE. CLEARLY, THE SHIM 'SOLUTION' DOES NOT FIX THE DEFECTIVE TANK. THE DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURE AND SUBSEQUENT SALE OF THIS SERIES' PLASTIC GAS TANK BY DUCATI AND ITS AFFILIATES IS A SAFETY CONCERN IN THREE IMMEDIATE WAYS: (1) THE GAS TANK, WHICH IS PART OF THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM AND IS LOOSELY CONNECTED TO THE FRAME OF THE MOTORCYCLE, INCREASES THE PROBABILITY OF AN ACCIDENT, OR, IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, THE FUEL TANK MORE EASILY SEPARATING FROM THE MOTORCYCLE ITSELF AND BECOMING AN ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL COLLISION HAZARD TO THE DOWNED RIDER (2) THE FUEL LINE SYSTEM, WHICH IS INHERENTLY CONNECTED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE GAS TANK, CAN LOOSEN AND DISCONNECT FROM ITS MOUNTING IN THE GAS TANK. THIS WOULD RESULT IN FUEL LEAKAGE, AS WELL AS CONSTITUTE AN IMMEDIATE HAZARD TO THE MOTORCYCLIST BY DECREASING FRICTION BETWEEN THE MOTORCYCLES' TIRES AND THE ROAD SURFACE. THIS WOULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE (3) THE INABILITY TO CONDUCT A FULL-LOCK TURN INCREASES THE CHANCE OF COLLISION BY REDUCING THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE MOTORCYCLE. THE EXPANSION OF THE PLASTIC REDUCES THE AREA BETWEEN THE GAS TANK AND THE FULL-LOCK POSITION OF THE HANDLEBARS OF THE MOTORCYCLE. *TR

NHTSA ID 10441548 · filed Dec 28, 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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