# NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE10045
> **Fuel leak at pump/tank interface** · Opened 2010-11-04 · Closed 2011-02-28
## Investigation
- **Action number:** PE10045
- **Type:** Preliminary Evaluation
- **Open date:** 2010-11-04
- **Close date:** 2011-02-28
- **Manufacturer:** Ducati North America
- **Affected makes:** DUCATI
- **Affected components:** FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
- **Affected model years:** 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- **Affected (make, year) variants:** 14
## Summary

After opening this PE, we met with subject owners, dealers, and Ducati North America personnel.We learned that the subject leakage is limited to the Multistrada line alone and is unrelated to composite fuel tank deformation.Rather it stems from the inability of the original sealing O-ring to conform to the tank's relatively rough sealing surface.Recall 11V-020 provides a new X section O-ring to address the Multistrada issue and with that recall, this PE is closed for the Multistrada.Meanwhile, unlike the Multistrada, the Monster line fails to exhibit a current safety defect trend and, on that basis, this PE is closed for those models as well.

## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=PE10045)
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