Consumer Complaint Detail

APRILIA / RST 1000 FUTURA / 2002

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004016775 Incident Date: Jul, 06 2004
Consumer's City: PALMDALE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Aprilia USA, Inc.
Model Name: RST 1000 FUTURA Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: ZD4PWD00X2S Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 24 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 09 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 2 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Was performing routine maintenance on my motorcycle, wich requires lifting the fuel tank up, per owners manual, in order to remove air filter. after finishing routine maintenance, i turned the ignition key on, and as the fuel pump pressurized the fuel system, i had a large amount of fuel pouring out over the floor of my garage. i quickly turned the ignition off, and rolled the motorcycle out of the garage away from my home water heater. i discovered that the plastic connector for the fuel delivery hose had failed causing the major fuel leak. i constructed my own connector out of brass plumbing fittings as a quick fix, and plan to purchase a brass replica of the original fuel fitting in the near future. old part is still available.*ak