Reported: 2011-01-24 (January 24, 2011) · Model years: 2005
DUCATI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 MULTISTRADA 620, MODEL YEAR 2003-2006, MULTISTRADA 1000, AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2009, MULTISTRADA 1100 MOTORCYCLES. FUEL LEAKAGE CAN OCCUR AT THE FUEL TANK PUMP FLANGE SEAL.
Consequence: FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP O-RING WITH AN UPDATED PART FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DUCATI AT 800-231-6696.
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
8 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
100.0%Usable mileage8 / 8 records
100.0%Valid incident date8 / 8 records
100.0%Valid filing date8 / 8 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates8 / 8 records
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
Component complaint heatmap
Component
2005
Fuel System, Gasoline
562.5%ODI 10355720 · 11,000 mi
FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING NEAR FUEL FILTER OPENING UNDER THE SEAT OF MOTORCYCLE. TANK WAS REPLACED WITH NEW TANK UNDER WARRANTY. OLD TANK HAD BECOME WARPED. REPLACEMENT TANK HAS EVIDENCE OF WARPING, BUT NO LEAK AT THE MOMENT. *TR
MY MOTORCYCLE CAME WITH A POLYAMIDE PA6 GAS TANK WHICH EXPANDED. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE TANK INCREASED UNTIL IT DID NOT SIT CORRECTLY IN THE FRAME, THE HANDLEBAR SWITCH HIT THE TANK WHEN TURNED TO THE RIGHT, THE FRONT SUSPENSION FORK TUBE HIT THE TANK WHEN STEERED TO THE LEFT, AND THE TANK BECAME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT AND REAR BODYWORK PANELS, WHICH ATTACH TO THE TANK, BEGAN TO BECOME DAMAGED AT THEIR ATTACHMENT POINTS DUE TO THE PRESSURE ON THEM FROM THE EXPANDING TANK. I HAVE NOT SIGNI…
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DUCATI MULTISTRADA 1000S MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS BEGINNING TO DEFORM AND EXPAND DUE TO THE PLASTIC COMPOSITE MATERIAL IT WAS MANUFACTURER FROM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DIMENSIONS OF THE TANK HAD CHANGED AND THE BODY PANELS WERE NOT LINING UP PROPERLY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS ADJACENT TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND OVER THE REAR WHEEL WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE IF THE TANK CONTINUED TO DEFORM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CO…
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
Component failure mileage distribution
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
Fuel System, Gasoline
650–11,000 mi
8,000 mi
5
ODI 10355720 · 11,000 mi
FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING NEAR FUEL FILTER OPENING UNDER THE SEAT OF MOTORCYCLE. TANK WAS REPLACED WITH NEW TANK UNDER WARRANTY. OLD TANK HAD BECOME WARPED. REPLACEMENT TANK HAS EVIDENCE OF WARPING, BUT NO LEAK AT THE MOMENT. *TR
FUEL LEAKING AND PUDDLING UNDER THE BIKE. THE FUEL TANK IS EXPANDING, CAUSING IT TOO LEAK AT THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE. GAS DRIPS ONTO THE BACK TIRE. HOUSE AND GARAGE STINK OF GASOLINE. *TR
2005 DUCATI MULTISTRADA FUEL TANK EXPANDED TO SUCH A POINT IT COULD NOT BE REMOVED TO PERFORM THE REQUIRED ENGINE SERVICES. TANK WAS REPLACED 07-09. NEW TANK IS SHOWING SIGNS OF SAME PROBLEM. OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED LEAKING FUEL. IT IS CRITICAL THAT THE FUEL TANK BE REMOVABLE TO MAINTAIN THE ENGINE COMPONENTS. THE DEALER SAYS THAT DUCATI WILL REPLACE THE TANK AGAIN BUT THE QUESTION IS HOW MANY TIMES WILL THEY DO IT AS THE MODEL IS NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION. *TR
MY MOTORCYCLE CAME WITH A POLYAMIDE PA6 GAS TANK WHICH EXPANDED. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE TANK INCREASED UNTIL IT DID NOT SIT CORRECTLY IN THE FRAME, THE HANDLEBAR SWITCH HIT THE TANK WHEN TURNED TO THE RIGHT, THE FRONT SUSPENSION FORK TUBE HIT THE TANK WHEN STEERED TO THE LEFT, AND THE TANK BECAME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT AND REAR BODYWORK PANELS, WHICH ATTACH TO THE TANK, BEGAN TO BECOME DAMAGED AT THEIR ATTACHMENT POINTS DUE TO THE PRESSURE ON THEM FROM THE EXPANDING TANK. I HAVE NOT SIGNI…
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DUCATI MULTISTRADA 1000S MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS BEGINNING TO DEFORM AND EXPAND DUE TO THE PLASTIC COMPOSITE MATERIAL IT WAS MANUFACTURER FROM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DIMENSIONS OF THE TANK HAD CHANGED AND THE BODY PANELS WERE NOT LINING UP PROPERLY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS ADJACENT TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND OVER THE REAR WHEEL WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE IF THE TANK CONTINUED TO DEFORM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CO…
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
2024-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2005: 1 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2005
0
0
1
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2005
8
0
0
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
Component co-occurrence matrix
Component
Fuel System, Gasoline
Structure:Body
Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly
Fuel System, Other
Fuel/Propulsion System
Seats
Fuel System, Gasoline
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1ODI 10381718 · 600 mi
MY MOTORCYCLE CAME WITH A POLYAMIDE PA6 GAS TANK WHICH EXPANDED. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE TANK INCREASED UNTIL IT DID NOT SIT CORRECTLY IN THE FRAME, THE HANDLEBAR SWITCH HIT THE TANK WHEN TURNED TO THE RIGHT, THE FRONT SUSPENSION FORK TUBE HIT THE TANK WHEN STEERED TO THE LEFT, AND THE TANK BECAME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT AND REAR BODYWORK PANELS, WHICH ATTACH TO THE TANK, BEGAN TO BECOME DAMAGED AT THEIR ATTACHMENT POINTS DUE TO THE PRESSURE ON THEM FROM THE EXPANDING TANK. I HAVE NOT SIGNI…
MY MOTORCYCLE CAME WITH A POLYAMIDE PA6 GAS TANK WHICH EXPANDED. THE DIMENSIONS OF THE TANK INCREASED UNTIL IT DID NOT SIT CORRECTLY IN THE FRAME, THE HANDLEBAR SWITCH HIT THE TANK WHEN TURNED TO THE RIGHT, THE FRONT SUSPENSION FORK TUBE HIT THE TANK WHEN STEERED TO THE LEFT, AND THE TANK BECAME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT AND REAR BODYWORK PANELS, WHICH ATTACH TO THE TANK, BEGAN TO BECOME DAMAGED AT THEIR ATTACHMENT POINTS DUE TO THE PRESSURE ON THEM FROM THE EXPANDING TANK. I HAVE NOT SIGNI…
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
1 patterns with matching reports.
Fuel smell or leak mentions
1 mentions · 12.5% of complaints
Median mileage: 650 mi (1 usable records).
ODI 10356257 · 650 mi
FUEL LEAKING AND PUDDLING UNDER THE BIKE. THE FUEL TANK IS EXPANDING, CAUSING IT TOO LEAK AT THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE. GAS DRIPS ONTO THE BACK TIRE. HOUSE AND GARAGE STINK OF GASOLINE. *TR