Sarah Mirando  |  November 22, 2010

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Ducati Defective Fuel Tank Class Action

By Kimberly Mirando
 

DucatiA federal class action lawsuit claims Ducati kept selling 2004-2010 motorcycles with dangerous defective plastic gas tanks that leak, even though it knew they were defective and made plans to replace them.

 

According to the Ducati class action lawsuit, Ducati North America used plastic fuel tanks on 2004-2010 model motorcycles that were incompatible with the motorcycles’ fuel, which causes the tanks to rapidly degrade and deform and leads to a number of unsafe conditions. These dangerous conditions include, among other things, interference with the full range of steering, fuel leaks onto the engine, and destabilization of the motorcycle’s weight distribution — often to the point that the motorcycle cannot be safely operated after only a few thousand miles of use. The Ducati plastic fuel tank class action lawsuit further alleges that even though these tanks are covered under warranty, Ducati installs a replacement fuel tank that’s made of the same incompatible material, which also begins degrading and deforming upon contact with the motorcycle’s fuel. As a result, the lawsuit states, Ducati owners are repeatedly exposed to unsafe conditions as their fuel tanks repeatedly degrade and deform.

 

The Ducati fuel tank class action claims Ducati knew or should have known that its plastic fuel tanks were incompatible with the motorcycle’s fuel based on consumer complaints, replacement part sales data, warranty data, materials testing and chemical principals well-known in the industry. “Ducati nonetheless continued to sell Ducati motorcycles with defective plastic fuel tanks for several years, even while making plans behind-the-scene to use compatible aluminum fuel tanks on future model years,” the lawsuit states, adding that Ducati failed to tell customers when they purchased the bikes about the defective fuel tanks, nor that the problems would reoccur even after warranty repairs.

 

The Ducati defective fuel tank class action lawsuit is brought on behalf of anyone who has purchased or leased a 2004-2010 Ducati motorcycle with a plastic fuel tank within the United States. It is seeking class certification, an order requiring Ducati to disclose the existence of the fuel tank defect and the associated safety risks, restitution for class members, and attorneys’ fees and costs.

 

A copy of the Ducati Motorcycle Defective Plastic Fuel Tank Class Action Lawsuit can be read here.

 

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Updated November 22nd, 2010

 

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