Consumer Complaint Detail

DUCATI / 900SSSP / 1994

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000035651 Incident Date: Apr, 06 2000
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ducati North America
Model Name: 900SSSP Model Year: 1994
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: ZDM1LC4N7RB Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 11 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Head stud broke on horizontal cylinder (silver finished ones seem to be more prone to this than black ones)causing oil to pour out directly onto exaust header and rear tire, high potential of fire and loss of vehicle control. this is a known and fairly common problem on three or four model years of this bike. company has a very inconsistent policy regarding repairs. bob nevola is the the contact person at ducati usa. ask him about steering head frame cracks while you're at it. *ak