2005 Ducati Monster S2 R defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2005 Ducati Monster S2 R. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Fuel leak at pump/tank interface
  Preliminary Evaluation PE10045 · opened Nov 4, 2010 · closed Feb 28, 2011 · led to recall 11V020000

  After opening this PE, we met with subject owners, dealers, and Ducati North America personnel.We learned that the subject leakage is limited to the Multistrada line alone and is unrelated to composite fuel tank deformation.Rather it stems from the inability of the original sealing O-ring to conform to the tank's relat…