2006 Ducati Sport Classic
Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-01-24 | 07V017000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 817 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS SENDING IN A COMPLAINT DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE READ THAT THERE WAS LAWSUIT REGARDING THE GAS TANKS EXPANDING … |
| 2011-11-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | NOTED FUEL LEAKING WHERE FUEL PUMP HOUSING ATTACHES TO COMPOSITE FUEL TANK. FUEL PUMP HOUSING, CONNECTIONS, AND FITTIN… |
| 2011-11-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE GAS TANK HAS EXPANDED TO THE POINT THAT IT DOES NOT STAY IN THE HOLDING BRACKETS. THE TANK IS LOOSE AND IS A DANGE… |
| 2011-10-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | ON OCTOBER 28, 2011, WHILE OPERATING MY 2006 DUCATI SPORTCLASSIC I NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LOOSE TOWARDS THE FOR… |
| 2010-12-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE FUEL TANK ON MY 2006 DUCATI PAUL SMART MOTORCYCLE IS DEFECTIVE. THE TANK HAS WARPED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS NO LO… |
| 2010-12-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE PLASTIC GAS TANK HAS "SPREAD" OR DEFORMED AND NO LONGER MOUNTS TO THE MOTORCYCLE FRAME CORRECTLY. *TR |
| 2010-11-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE GAS TANK ON MY 2006 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE HAS BECOME DEFORMED AND THE MOUNTS CAN NO LONGER SECURELY HOLD … |
| 2010-11-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE PLASTIC USED FUEL TANKS IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE MOTORCYCLES' FUEL, WHICH CAUSES THE TANKS TO RAPIDLY DEGRADE AND D… |
| 2010-09-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL TANK OF SAID 2006 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC, 1.) FUEL TANK HAS EXPANDED NO LONGER FITTING INTO THE BRACKETS THAT HOLD T… |
| 2010-09-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 2006 DUCATI PAUL SMART 1000LE USES A FUEL TANK THAT IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND BEGINS TO DEFORM AND DEGRADE WHEN USING FUEL… |
| 2010-09-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL TANK OF MOTORCYCLE DEFORMS IN SUCH A MANNER TO BECOME UNSECURED FROM THE VEHICLE FRAME AND BE UNSAFE TO OPERATE. M… |
| 2010-08-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL TANK ON MOTORCYCLE HAS EXPANDED AND BUCKLED. IT IS NO LONGER BEING HELD IN PLACE BY THE "PUCKS" AT THE FRONT OF TH… |
| 2010-08-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 2006 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC THE FUEL TANK EXPANDED AND NO LONGER REST ON THE FORWARD SUPPORTS. THE TANK ALSO IS DEFORMED … |
| 2010-08-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE FUEL TANK ON MY 2006 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC BECAME BADLY DISTORTED. IT WAS REPLACED 24 MARCH 2009. THE REPLACEMENT … |
| 2010-07-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2006 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC 1000. THE TANK SEEMS TO HAVE GROWN WIDER AND DETACHED ITSELF FROM THE BRACKETS THAT … |
| 2010-07-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | GAS TANK HAS SPREAD AND IS NO LONGER SECURELY MOUNTED TO THE MOTORCYCLE. *TR |
| 2010-06-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 1. UNKNOWN 2. TANK EXPANSION (HAPPENED OVER 3 YRS) STARTING TO HAPPEN AGAIN SINCE REPLACEMENT. BEGAN TO GET LOOSE ON T… |
| 2010-06-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | THE GAS TANK ON MY 2006 DUCATI SPORT 1000 IS DEFORMED. THE TANK IS SPREADING AND BECOMES LOOSE ON ITS HINGES. I HAVE … |
| 2010-05-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY 2006 DUCATI SPORTCLASSIC HAS NOW HAD A THIRD PLASTIC TANK FITTED UNDER WARRANTY TO ADDRESS SPREADING AND DEFORMATION… |
| 2010-04-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2006 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC SPORT 1000 FROM THE DEALER (TOURING SPORT IN GREENVILLE, SC) THAT… |
| 2010-04-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL TANK EXPANSION ON DUCATI. THIS CONDITION MAKES THE RIDER INSUFFICIENTLY "CONNECTED" TO THE BIKE. *TR |
| 2010-04-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | SPREADING TANK ON MY 2006 DUCATI PAUL SMART SPORT CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE. THE TANKS SPREADS TO THE POINT WHERE IT DOES NOT… |
| 2010-03-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY PLASTIC FUEL TANK EXPANDS AND DEFORMS, A PHENOMENON SUPPOSEDLY CAUSED BY A CHEMICAL REACTION OF THE PLASTIC TANK TO … |
| 2010-03-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | PLASTIC TANK ON MY 2006 DUCATI SPORTCLASSIC HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE OF SPREADING, BUT DUCATI HAS NO FIX. THE TA… |
| 2010-03-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I HAVE A 2006 DUCATI SPOR… |
| 2010-02-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | AFTER ONLY 3000 MILES, THE GAS TANK WARPS AND SPREADS UNTIL IT IS NOT SECURE ON THE FRAME. THIS IS POSSIBLY DUE TO GAS… |
| 2010-02-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL TANK IS BUBBLING, SPREADING AND WILL EVENTUALLY COME APART AT THE FUEL PUMP MOUNTING SURFACE AND LEAK ON MY HEADER… |
| 2010-01-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | I HAVE A MOTORCYCLE THAT WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR A DEFECTIVE FUEL LINE CONNECTOR: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V0… |
| 2010-01-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE FUEL TANK ON MY DUCATI MOTORCYCLE IS SPREADING AND HAS FALLEN OFF INTO FRAME MOUNT ON THE LEFT SIDE AND IS COMING C… |
| 2010-01-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006 DUCATI SPORT 1000 SPORT CLASSIC. IN JANUARY I NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD DEFORMED IN SHAPE… |
| 2010-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 1) THE PLASTIC GAS TANK HAS "SPREAD" OR DEFORMED AND NO LONGER MOUNTS TO THE MOTORCYCLE FRAME CORRECTLY. IN THE EVENT … |
| 2009-12-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | GAS TANK WARPING AND REGULATOR FAILURE. UNDER 3000 MILES GAS TANK WAS WARPING AND COMING OFF TANK MOUNTS. AT 7,546 MI… |
| 2009-12-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2006 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE IN DEC 08. THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK STARTED "SPREADING APART AND THE T… |
| 2009-10-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE GAS TANK ON MY 2006 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC WAS SPREADING AND WARPING, WHICH MADE IT LOOSE FROM THE FRONT TABS/CLAMPS … |
| 2009-10-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2006 DUCATI SPORTCLASSIC FROM A DUCATI DEALER IN 2006, AND HAVE SINCE PUT APPROXIMATELY 2700 MILES ON THE… |
| 2009-09-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL TANK ON MY 2006 DUCATI PAUL SMART (PS1000LE) HAS DEVELOPED WAVES ON THE SURFACE AND NUMEROUS DIMPLES. THE SURFACE … |
| 2009-08-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | 2006 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC; RE: DEFECTIVE GAS TANK, SWELLS AND DEFORMS UNTIL IT EFFECTS STEERING (ACTUALLY GETS IN WAY … |
| 2009-08-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | GAS TANK ON 2006 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC HAS SPREAD ENOUGH TO BE PULLED OFF BRACKETS BY HAND. BIKE IS ON 2ND WARRANTIED G… |
| 2009-07-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF PURCHASE OF MY MOTORCYCLE THE GAS TANK "SPREAD". THIS MEANS THE PLASTIC GAS TANK DISTORTED IT'S SHAP… |
| 2009-07-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK ON MY MOTORCYCLE EXPANDED, 'BUBBLED' AND WARPED TO A POINT THAT IT WAS UNSAFELY ATTACHED TO MOTOR… |
| 2009-07-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2006 DUCATI MOTORCYCLE, MODEL PS 1000 LE. DUE TO THE MATERIAL USED FOR THE GAS TANK, ANY ETHANOL FUEL USED IN… |
| 2009-07-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | EXPANDED FUEL TANK CAUSING INTERFERENCE WITH SAFETY STEERING STOPS. *TR |
| 2009-06-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE GAS TANK HAS STARTED TO DEFORM AND DOES NOT MOUNT PROPERLY TO THE MOTORCYCLE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HA… |
| 2009-05-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 2006 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE FUEL TANK HAS EXPANDED AND WARPED RESULTING IN IT BECOMING LOOSE FROM THE FRAME. … |
| 2009-03-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | 2006 DUCATI SPORT CLASSIC 1000, FUEL TANK DEFORMING, THE FUEL TANK ON THIS VEHICLE IS FABRICATED OUT OF PLASTIC AND IT … |
| 2009-03-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK ON MY 2006 DUCATI PAUL SMART 1000 MOTORCYCLE IS SPREADING IN WIDTH, SO THAT IT NO LONGER SITS SEC… |
| 2009-02-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 2006 PAUL SMART 1000LE, FROM THE SPORT CLASSIC LINE BY DUCATI. THE GAS TANK, WHICH IS MADE FROM SOME SORT OF P… |
| 2009-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | PLASTIC GAS TANK HAS DEFORMED CAUSING IT TO BECOME UNATTACHED FROM THE TWO FRONT MOUNTS. ONLY THING HOLDING TANK TO MO… |
| 2008-12-31 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE FUEL TANK IS LOOSE ON THE FRONT MOUNTS ALMOST TO THE POINT THAT IT CAN BE LIFTED UP OFF THE FRAME. I SHIMMIED THE M… |
| 2008-12-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | LIKE JUST ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE WHO OWNS A LATE MODEL DUCATI WITH A PLASTIC FUEL TANK, MY TANK IS DISTORTING AND SPREADIN… |