Consumer Complaint Detail

APRILIA / RSV 1000 R / 2001

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004315006 Incident Date: Sep, 30 2004
Consumer's City: CLARENCE CENTER Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Aprilia USA, Inc.
Model Name: RSV 1000 R Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: ZD4PAC0021S Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 29 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 2 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2001 sl 1000 was parked in garage - unmoving. large fuel spill occured without warning. fuel leak at fuel pump mounting plate and and plastic fuel tank junction. replaced existing o-ring seal; new o-ring unable to seal large gap created by warped plastic gas tank. fuel leak due to tank warping along lower edge between fuel pump mounting plate screws.*ak