2013 Husqvarna TR650

Defect. KTM North America, Inc. (KTM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Husqvarna TR650 Terra and TR650 Strada motorcycles manufactured January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2013. The affected motorcycles may unexpectedly stall.

Risk. A stall increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy. The remedy for this recall is still under development. KTM issued an interim notification to owners on August 16, 2016. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact KTM customer service at 1-440-985-3553.

The contact's son owns a 2013 Husqvarna TR650 Strada. The contact stated that while his son was riding 35 MPH, the throttle failed to release as designed, causing fuel to be pumped into the engine, forcing the rider to keep riding. Additionally, the RPM would not decrease. The motorcycle was taken to the dealer; however, the parts for the repair were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 10,000.

RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2013 TR650 TERRA. USING IT AS TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK. RODE WITHOUT ISSUE FOR TWO WEEKS. ONE NIGHT ON THE WAY HOME IT STALLED WHILE EXITING I-5 ONTO HWY 22 IN SALEM. RESTARTED AND WENT HOME. THE FOLLOWING EVENING HAPPENED AGAIN ON HWY 22 BUT WAS ABLE TO LIMP IT HOME. THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS I RODE TO WORK ON BACKROADS TO BE SAFER. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE WITH SEVERAL STALLS DAILY. ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT FEBRUARY 24 IT STALLED AND COULD NOT KEEP IT RUNNING AFTER. HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. THIS IS HOW I GET TO AND FROM WORK. THERE IS A LOT OF HISTORY WITH THIS ISSUE. THE CURRENT OR FORMER OWNERS OF HUSQVARNA SHOULD IN GOOD FAITH RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I HAVE OWNED MORE THAN 50 MOTORCYCLES IN MY LIFE THAT I MAINTAIN MYSELF AND FAVE NEVER BEEN STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

HAD A MINOR HESITATION ISSUE WHEN COLD THAT WENT AWAY WHEN FULLY WARM. THAT I COULD LIVE WITH. RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NO. 16V-124 DATED 8/16/16 ADVISING OF PROBLEM WITH REMEDY TO BE DETERMINED. RECEIVED THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE WITH REMEDY OF 4/24/17 AND DELIVERED THE MOTORCYCLE TO PRO CALIBER MOTORSPORTS OF OREGON FOR "A NEW ECU SOFTWARE UPDATE" ON 10/19/17. PICKED THE BIKE UP ON 11/18/17 WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. AFTER THE DEALER OBTAINED THE PROPER CABLE TO "ADAPT THE UPDATED ECU SOFTWARE" 12/15/17, THE LIGHT WENT OFF. ON 3/27/18 THE HESITATION ISSUE WAS MAGNIFIED GREATLY AS THE ENGINE WOULD NOT PRODUCE USABLE POWER UNDER 5000 RPM. AS THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH PREDICTABLE POWER TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY, I DECIDED TO RETURN HOME AFTER A MILE ON MY LOCAL ROAD AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. OTHER SYMPTOMS: ENGINE WILL DIE UNDER LOAD UNDER 5000 RPM IF I AM NOT QUICK TO PULL IN THE CLUTCH; RPMS WILL RISE WITHOUT THROTTLE TO 3500 RPM EVEN WHEN WARM AND I AM TRYING TO SLOW DOWN. ON 3/29/18 I CONTACTED PRO CALIBER MOTORSPORTS AND ASKED FOR HELP. THE SERVICE ADVISER TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE NO LONGER PROVIDING TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THIS MODEL. IF I AM UNABLE TO FIX IT MYSELF, I WILL RETURN IT TO THE DEALER IN SALEM, OR, 110 MILES AWAY WHO HAS OFFERED TO HELP.

MOTORCYCLE FUELLING ISSUE AT LOW RPM CAUSES STALLING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HUSQVARNA TERRA 650 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V124000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO WITHDRAW COMPLAINT

BOUGHT THIS BIKE IN JAN 2013, BIKE RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 10 MONTHS. THEN SLOWLY DEVELOPED A DEAD SPOT IN THE THROTTLE AND THE ENGINE WOULD MISS. THEN THE STALLING ISSUE BECAME APPARENT. WHEN STARTING OFF IN FIRST GEAR YOU GIVE IT THROTTLE AND TRY TO LET THE CLUTCH OUT IT STALLS DEAD. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME MULTIPLE TIMES IN AN INTERSECTION AND HAS ALMOST KILLED ME. EVERY BIKE SOLD SHOULD BE REFUNDED COMPLETELY. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS BIKE, AND BECAUSE ITS ON A LOAN, IT STILL REQUIRES INSURANCE TO BE ON IT. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO RIDE IT FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT LOOSING MY LIFE, AS IT WAS MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION I HAD NO CHOICE. SO I AM PAYING ALMOST 200 DOLLARS A MONTH FOR A PAPERWEIGHT. BMW AND KTM HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE AND SENT ME A RECALL LETTER IN JULY 2016, IT IS NOW FEB 2017 AND STILL NOTHING. I HAVE EVEN CALLED KTM AND THEY HAVE NO ANSWER. THIS ISN'T THE ONLY DEFECT, THERE WAS MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF DUST IN MY AIR BOX. THE AIR BOX ISN'T COMPLETELY SEALED AND DOESN'T LET CLEAN AIR INTO THE ENGINE. THIS WILL RUIN AN ENGINE. BMW OR KTM, STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS TERRIBLE MOTORCYCLE. <REFUND>

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE ENGINE WOULD POP AND THEN THE ENGINE WOULD STOP. THIS OCCURRENCE OCCASIONALLY WOULD ALSO HAPPEN WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PULLED IN. WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE BIKE, I HAD NOTIFIED THE DEALER THAT THE ENGINE HAD POPPED AND STOPPED A COUPLE TIMES. THEY LOOKED AT IT AND HAD NO SOLUTION. I HAD PURCHASED A BOOSTERPLUG FROM AN AFTERMARKET SOURCE THAT LESSENED THE ENGINE STALLING, NOT ELIMINATED IT. THE PORPOISE OF THE BOOSTERPLUG WAS TO RICHEN THE LEAN FUEL MIXTURE WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE STALLING. BMW ARE THE MANUFACTURE OF THE ENGINE AND FUEL SYSTEM. THEY KNOW THE ENGINE BEST. CURRENTLY THERE IS A FIRMWARE UPDATE FOR THE BMW BRANDED BIKES WITH THE SAME ENGINE, SAME PROBLEM AS THE TERRA. WHEN CAN MY BIKE GET FIXED? THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL NOTICE 16V-124 8/16/16 WITH NO RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.

KTM NORTH AMERICA, INC. (KTM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2013-2014 HUSQVARNA TR650 TERRA AND TR650 STRADA MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED JANUARY 1, 2012, TO DECEMBER 31, 2013. THE AFFECTED MOTORCYCLES MAY UNEXPECTEDLY STALL.

THE BIKE SHUDDERS AND STUMBLES WHEN DOWN SHIFTING AND SOMETIMES STALLS.

MY TR650 MOTORCYCLE STALLS UPON TWISTING THE THROTTLE TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN RUN OVER SEVERAL TIMES BY CARS DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. THIS PROBLEM COULD EASILY KILL SOMEONE THAT DOES NOT QUICKLY PULL OVER (IF ABLE) OR RESTART BEFORE BEING STRUCK FROM BEHIND. IT HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF THE TEMPERATURE OF THE DAY OR IF THE ENGINE IS WARM OR COLD. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE AND HAS DONE SO SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN DEC 2012

BIKE STALLS AT CERTAIN RPMS. THIS ISSUE IS PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT/DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOP AND ALSO DURING STEADY, MID TO LOW RPM CORNERS. WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP BIKE CAN STALL AND DIE LEAVING ME IN THE WAY OF TRAFFIC WHILE I RESTART. IN CORNERS THE BIKE DOESN'T DIE BUT THE STALL ADVERSELY AFFECTS POWER/STABILITY. I HAVE LEARNED TO RIDE AROUND THIS ISSUE TO SOME EXTENT BUT WITH A NEW RIDER THIS COULD VERY WELL RESULT IN A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. HOW THIS HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO CONTINUE WITHOUT A RECALL OR RESULTING DEATH IS AMAZING.

UN-EXPECTED STALLING FROM STANDING STARTS, WHEN COMING TO IDLE AND WHEN ENGINE TEMP IS HIGH.

MOTORCYCLE STALLS AT LOW RPM EXPECTANTLY. UNFORTUNATELY, IT TYPICALLY HAPPENS AT INTERSECTIONS. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT MORE THAN A FEW TIMES.

THE ENGINE STUTTERS, OR BRIEFLY STALLS UPON ACCELERATION, PARTICULARLY AT LOW SPEED AS WHEN ENTERING AN INTERSECTION. ENTERING AN INTERSECTION FROM A FULL STOP, THE ENGINE MAY ACCELERATE FOR A MOMENT, JUST ENOUGH TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO AN ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC, AND THEN ABRUPTLY QUIT. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED BY MANY OWNERS OF THIS MOTORCYLCE ON THE WEBSITE KNOWN AS "CAFE HUSKY". THE PROBLEM STARTED OCCURRING ON MY VEHICLE IN 2013, AND IT CONTINUES TO THE PRESENT.

PURCHASED USED IN JULY 2016. HAVE EXPERIENCED STUTTERING AT INTERSECTIONS, AND AT LOW SPEEDS. HAVE MOSTLY BEEN ABLE TO CATCH BEFORE STALLING OUT, BUT DID GET CAUGHT IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WITH A STALL. HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL AND WANT TO ADD MY CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY RISK OF RIDING THIS MOTORCYCLE.

MY 2013 HUSQVARNA TR650 STRADA HAS BAD IDLING ISSUES. ONE MINUTE IT RUNS OK AND THE NEXT THE ENGINE ACCELERATES UNEXPECTANTLY AND SOMETIMES IT STALLS UNEXPECTANTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND IT ALSO RUNS ERRATICALLY WHILE PARKED.

MOTORCYCLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN RELEASING THE CLUTCH LEVER, HAS DONE IT SINCE NEW.

BIKE HAS ALWAYS HAD A LEAN/OFF-IDLE STALLING ISSUE. STALLING IN TRAFFRIC CAN BE DEADLY!

THE MOTORCYCLE SOMETIMES STALLS WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A TURN, A STOP, OR WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. IT HAS HAPPENED BOTH WHILE MOVING AND AT A STOP. NORMALLY HAPPENS ON CITY STREETS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HUSQVARNA TR650. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V124000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.