Consumer Complaint Detail
AAI MOTORSPORTS / COMBINATION LAMPS / 9999
99 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005097064 | Incident Date: Nov, 30 2005 |
| Consumer's City: GREENFIELD | Consumer's State: MA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: AAI MOTORSPORTS USA, LLC |
| Model Name: COMBINATION LAMPS | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly:filler pipe and cap |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 99 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: VBKEXM4006M | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 01 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 30 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 1 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: This relates to a manufacturing defect delivered by ktm sportmotorcycles na. on product line for model years 2006 and 2007, including my vehicle 06 450 exc, the 1/4-turn gas caps have hazardous and potentially life-threatening faults. to date ktm has failed to properly address it. detail of the cap problems: - the cap has 3 locking tabs that mate with the tank. the original cap's neck was too long, preventing a tight seal and leaked badly - ktm issued new caps with shorter necks, tightening the seal and temporarily fixed the leaking. - the new caps leaked within days or weeks of installation. it was discovered that the caps became grossly distorted over time, like due to increased pressure on the caps, interaction between the cap material and the fuel, and poor design. the newer caps leak as badly as the originals when distorted. - the cap vent tubes pop out resulting in fuel leaking out from that area. - caps have popped off in crashes, resulting in riders being soaked in fuel. the badly distorted caps will never provide a secure connection to the tank. after 2 long years ktm finally released a '''''permanent''''' fix, which is merely another x-ring. it is not a fix at all. many riders have installed this new x-ring and still leak. in no way does it addresses the cap warping and pop-offs or the vent-hose pop offs, all which are potentiall life-threatening. it is interesting to note that ktm official races teams for off-road, motocross, and supermoto, both on the national and world championship circuits, do not run these 1/4-turn gas caps! finally, ktm appears to be done with this problem. someone is eventually going to get burned or die. hopefully the nhtsa will take action and force the issue. i have much more detail available if needed. |