2001 Aprilia Caopnord ETV 1000 seized by US Customs Dec. 2002

I need help tracing a 2001 Caponord I just purchased from a US
government auction. The VIN is marked ZD4PS00001S100213 but this VIN is
invalid. The check digit (position #9) is incorrect and I think the
Caponord VIN's should begin with ZD4PSC, not ZD4PS0.
The VIN markings appear factory authentic. The VIN is peened into the
right side steering tube and also appears on an factory label on the
left side. Every VIN computer that has run the VIN returns it as
invalid. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to trace the bike?
If anyone knows this bike, please contact me.

This is the info I can confirm:
Bike was shipped via Air France Cargo from Nice,France to Phoenix,AZ.
It was siezed by US Customs upon arrival in Phoenix in December 2002.
Milage=5603 kms.
There is a plate on the bike that is marked:
Motosud, 34 Montpellier
Plate#= 1495 NV12
Rocca Motos Frejus 04 94 53 52 89

Marked on another plate on the frame is:
e11*92/61*00031*
TYPE PS VARIANT-VERSION 000

Motor is marked:
ROTAX V990P
854912

Bike is in mint condition, battery and fuel were removed before
shipping. Coolant reservoir and oil tank are full. Tires are
virtually new.
Any way this could be registered in the US? Not sure how to proceed
with the invalid VIN.
Any ideas or info on the bike would be appreciated.
Also, do Western European contries use the same VIN verification system
as the US, Canada amd Mexico? Here, the check digit is VIN position #9
which is the result of an algorithm applied to all 17 VIN digits.
Could it be exporting the UK? Could the VIN be valid in the UK or
other European countries?
Thanks,
email
Tucson, AZ

 

Silly question, but have you tried Aprilia?

 

Ballistic says...

Frejus is a resort in the south of France IIRC

 

and a tunnel through the alps.

 

I love that du nord one.. whatever it's called.

that was fun.

 

Pont de Normandie? Just upstream from Le Havre?

Indeed.
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| ___ Salad Dodger
|/ \
_/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C
|_\_____/_| ..73066../..17485.../..3184./.19406
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 PM#5
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 WG*
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17 IbB#4
'^'

 

Yes that's the thingie.. very high, nowhere to stop at the higest
point.. very long..

Bridges rock... oe sometimes swing.