KTM North America, Inc.: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
KTM North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 28, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 7,801. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
KTM North America, Inc. (KTM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 1290 Super Adventure motorcycles manufactured December 1, 2014, to March 10, 2016, and 2013-2016 1190 Adventure and Adventure R motorcycles manufactured November 20, 2012, to April 25, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the wiring harness can fray and contact the ABS modulator. If the brake line is electrically conductive, the brake line may overheat and melt.
The risk
If the brake line melts, brake failure may result, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
KTM will notify owners, and dealers will re-position the wiring harness for the electronic control unit, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact KTM customer service at 1-888-985-6090.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 KTM 1190 Adventure | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 KTM 1190 Adventure R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 KTM 1290 Super Adventure | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 KTM 1190 Adventure | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 KTM 1190 Adventure R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 KTM 1290 Super Adventure | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 KTM 1190 Adventure | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 KTM 1190 Adventure R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 KTM 1190 Adventure | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 KTM 1190 Adventure R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 16V854000.
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