Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE PLASTIC GAS TANK IN THE AREA WHERE THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY BOLTS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK. THE PLASTIC FLANGE IS DEFORMED AND WARPED AND NO LONGER SEALS AGAINST THE METAL FLANGE OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THE FUEL TANK STARTED LEAKING GASOLINE WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE.
FUEL TANK ON MY 2009 DUCATI MULTISTRADA 1100 IS WARPING AND EXPANDING. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION AVAILABLE ONLINE, MY TANK MAY EVENTUALLY LEAK FUEL. MY DEALER TOLD ME DUCATI WILL NOT REPLACE MY TANK UNLESS IT IS ACTUALLY LEAKING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. WHEN DUCATI DOES REPLACE TANKS, THEY REPLACE THEM WITH TANKS MADE OF THE SAME DEFECTIVE MATERIAL, SO APPARENTLY THEY ARE NOT TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. DUCATI HAS APPARENTLY KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS, THEY SHOULD HAVE EITHER STOPPED SELLING THIS MODEL OR MADE A COUNTERMEASURE AFTER THEY LEARNED OF THE PROBLEM. *TR
THE FUEL TANK ON MY 2009 DUCATI MULTISTRADA 1100S IS EXPANDING/MOVING/WARPING WHICH IS PLACING STRESS ON MY BIKE'S FRAME, LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR CATASTROPHIC STEERING FAILURE AS THE TANK JAMS AGAINST THE HANDLEBARS AND THE HORRIFIC POTENTIAL FOR TANK RUPTURE. *TR
3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.