| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006096894 | Incident Date: Mar, 02 2006 |
| Consumer's City: WEIRTON | Consumer's State: WV |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: KTM North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: 300 XC-W | Model Year: 2006 |
| 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: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: VBKXWN2346M | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 27 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 17 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 1 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Bike purchased 11-05. riding bike slowly through woods and fell over. the fuel cap popped off spilling a large portion of fuel. 3-06 vacation in ga, fuel cap started leaking. fuel tank covered in fuel, underneath seat and the frame covered in fuel. my left leg pants fuel soaked after every ride. complained to dealer. finally after complaining to the dealer owner ( about a month later) they took a cap of a new bike and gave it to me. the old cap was turned in to them. it lasted a couple of months and they gave me another cap, maybe in 8-06. by oct 06 fuel cap is again leaking badly. the cap also is swollen and very difficult to remove. called service manager at dealer. a week passes and i call again. he says this is not a ktm issue and they will not give away any more fuel caps. i then called the owner of the dealer again. who in turn called ktm. a couple of weeks later they gave me a new cap that was modified with a additional o-ring. i originally called in my complaint. there was no follow up. *jb |
