2011 KTM 530 Exc

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the steering › steering wheel/handle bar. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar11V300000

Filed May 25, 20111,228 vehiclesKtm North America, Inc

Defect. KTM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 2009 THROUGH NOVEMBER 23, 2010. DUE TO IMPROPER HEAT TREATMENT, THE HANDLEBAR CLAMPS CAN DEVELOP CRACKS, ALLOWING THE HANDLEBAR TO MOVE FROM ITS SET POSITION.

Risk. UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT OF THE HANDLEBAR MAY CAUSE THE DRIVER TO CRASH, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH TO THE RIDER OR OTHERS.

Remedy. AUTHORIZED KTM DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE CLAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 25, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KTM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-888-985-6090 FOR ASSISTANCE.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar

Filed Mar 7, 2011250 milesVA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KTM NORTH AMERICA 530EXC MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE HANDLE BAR CLAMPS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT NOTICED A MANUFACTURERS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THE HANDLE BARS CLAMPS AND THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WOULD MAIL THE CONTACT NEW REPLACEMENT CLAMPS. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE THERE WERE MANY MODELS BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HAD THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: May 25, 2011. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.