Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints — specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened — feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 405 complaints for KTM
KTM
1190 ADVENTURE
(2016) — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Dec 27, 2019
Incident date: Aug 30, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KTM 1190 ADVENTURE MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING 65 TO 70 MPH, THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO WOODSTOCK KTM (2235 SOUTH EAST WOOD DRIVE, WOODSTOCK , IL 60098, (815)-337-3511) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FAULTY. THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED AND THE MOTORCYCLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE... Read more
Incident date: Dec 23, 2019
2015 KTM DUKE 690 IS LEAKING GAS FROM THE GAS CAP NOT SEALING PROPERLY. CURRENT RECALL IS FOR 2016 MODELS AND NEWER. HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL TANK ONCE UNDER WARRANTY, ISSUE STILL PERSIST. GAS COMES OUT UNDER HARD ACCELERATION AND BRAKING AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK.
KTM
790 ADVENTURE
(2019) — SERVICE BRAKES
Dec 16, 2019
Incident date: Nov 19, 2019
WHEN SLOWING WITH THE FRONT BRAKE THERE IS A PULSING SENSATION, LIKE THE BRAKE GRABS AND THEN RELEASES. I FIRST NOTICED THIS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH STRONG BREAKING FROM ABOUT 70 MPH. IT FELT LIKE A STRONG HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF THE BIKE. IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE AT LOWER SPEEDS, WHEN SLOWING FOR A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. WHEN I TOOK THE BIKE IN FOR SCHEDULED SERVICE I TOLD THE DEAL... Read more
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790 ADVENTURE
(2019) — WHEELS
Dec 16, 2019
Incident date: Nov 19, 2019
WHEN SLOWING WITH THE FRONT BRAKE THERE IS A PULSING SENSATION, LIKE THE BRAKE GRABS AND THEN RELEASES. I FIRST NOTICED THIS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH STRONG BREAKING FROM ABOUT 70 MPH. IT FELT LIKE A STRONG HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF THE BIKE. IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE AT LOWER SPEEDS, WHEN SLOWING FOR A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. WHEN I TOOK THE BIKE IN FOR SCHEDULED SERVICE I TOLD THE DEAL... Read more
KTM
790 ADVENTURE
(2019) — SERVICE BRAKES
Sep 25, 2019
Incident date: Sep 19, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 KTM 790 ADVENTURE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PEDAL WAS BLUE (INDICATING HEAT). THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT GREASED THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER PIN. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO SCUDERIA WEST MOTORCYCLE (LOCATED AT 69 DUBOCE AVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103, (415) 621-7223), BUT WAS NOT ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 3, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 KTM 690 DUKE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK ON THE MOTORCYCLE THAT TRAVELED TO THE MOTOR. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH SCOTT POWERSPORTS, INC. (1675 PA-309, COOPERSBURG, PA 18036, 610-282-4800) AND WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V388000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE FUEL TANK, ONLY THE TOP POR... Read more
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1290 SUPER DUKE R
(2015) — SERVICE BRAKES
Jul 24, 2019
Incident date: Jul 24, 2019
I AM EXPERIENCING PULSING BREAKS AT LOW SPEEDS AS WELL AS A WHINE WHEN PUSHING THE MOTORCYCLE AT LOW SPEEDS. I HAVE REPLACED THE PADS AND ROTORS MORE THAN ONCE AND THE ISSUE RETURNS
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1290 SUPER DUKE R
(2014) — SERVICE BRAKES
Jun 29, 2019
Incident date: Jun 28, 2019
MY FRONT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER COMPLETELY LOST PRESSURE AND THE ABILITY TO SLOW DOWN THE MOTORCYCLE. I AM FORTUNATE THAT IT DID NOT CAUSE ME TO CRASH. THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS MANUFACTURED BY BREMBO. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE SAME MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT AFFECTED THE 2015 AND 2016 KTM 1290 SUPERDUKE R MOTORCYCLES, WHICH HAVE AN OPEN RECALL ON THE SAME BREMBO MASTER CYLINDER. I AM NOT SURE WHY THE 20... Read more
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1290 SUPER ADVENTURE R
(2018) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jun 25, 2019
Incident date: Jun 3, 2019
THE KEYLESS IGNITION ON THE MOTORCYCLE DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. MANY TIMES IT WILL SAY THE KEY IS OUT OF RANGE, THIS COULD CAUSE AN ISSUE IF THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TO STALL. WHEN MOVING AND TURNED ON IT WILL REPORT KEY OUT OF RANGE. WHEN TURNED OFF AND ATTEMPTING TO START THE MOTORCYCLE WILL NOT TURN ON. THIS ISSUE HAS WIDELY BEEN REPORTED BY OWNERS. HTTPS://ADVRIDER.COM/F/THREADS/STRANGE-K... Read more
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1290 SUPER DUKE R
(2018) — SERVICE BRAKES
Jun 17, 2019
Incident date: Jun 1, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 KTM 1290 SUPER DUKE R. WHILE RIDING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE MOTORCYCLE SHOOK AND VIBRATED. THE FAILURE BECAME MORE SEVERE AS THE SPEED INCREASED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO GOLD COAST MOTOR SPORTS (2070 JERICHO TURNPIKE, NEW HIGHLAND PARK, NY) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TWO FRONT BRAKE DISCS WERE WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE M... Read more
KTM
1190 ADVENTURE
(2015) — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Jun 8, 2019
Incident date: Jun 1, 2019
FUEL PUMP FAILED WITH NO WARNING WHILE PASSING A VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. IT SHOWED NO SYMPTOMS UNTIL HOT AND UNDER LOAD. WHEN THROTTLE WAS OPENED THE ENGINE SPUTTERED LIKE IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS. EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND BECAME UNRIDABLE. THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY AT IDLE AND WITHOUT A LOAD ON IT (CLUTCH IN). THIS IS A KNOWN KTM PROBLEM IN THE 1190, 1290, AND S... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2019
WHEN IN MOTION, AND GEARING DOWN, AS I PULL IN THE CLUTCH THE RPMS DROP. AS THEY DO, THE BIKE WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS ISSUE. THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RUNNING COLD OR HOT. ALSO, THIS BIKE WAS JUST BOUGHT FROM PREVIOUS OWNER. THE TITLE IS NOT YET SIGNED OVER TO ME.
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1290 SUPER DUKE R
(2015) — WHEELS
Mar 3, 2019
Incident date: Mar 3, 2016
AS MENTIONED ON MANY MANY WEBSITE FORUMS FROM EXISTING OWNERS I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE. PULSING AND GRABBING OF THE FRONT BRAKES, DEALERS DIAGNOSE AS 'WARPED ROTORS' MOST OF THE BIKES ARE STREET RIDDEN AND THE BRAKES NEVER GET HOT ENOUGH TO SIMPLY WARP. HERE IS THE PROBLEM THE MOUNTING SURFACE FOR THE BRAKE ROTORS ISNT TRUE, THE WHEELS ARE DEFECTIVE, BY REMOVING THE ... Read more
KTM
1290 SUPER DUKE R
(2015) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Mar 3, 2019
Incident date: Mar 3, 2016
AS MENTIONED ON MANY MANY WEBSITE FORUMS FROM EXISTING OWNERS I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE. PULSING AND GRABBING OF THE FRONT BRAKES, DEALERS DIAGNOSE AS 'WARPED ROTORS' MOST OF THE BIKES ARE STREET RIDDEN AND THE BRAKES NEVER GET HOT ENOUGH TO SIMPLY WARP. HERE IS THE PROBLEM THE MOUNTING SURFACE FOR THE BRAKE ROTORS ISNT TRUE, THE WHEELS ARE DEFECTIVE, BY REMOVING THE ... Read more
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1290 SUPER DUKE R
(2016) — SERVICE BRAKES
Dec 25, 2018
Incident date: Sep 22, 2017
MY MOTORCYCLE'S FRONT BRAKES CREATE A HARMONIC NOISE WHILE COASTING AND APPLYING THE FRONT BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM IS SO BAD THAT THE HANDLEBARS VIBRATE TO THE POINT OF CONCERN AND CAN BE HAND NUMBING. KTM HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM BUT IS UNWILLING TO FIX IT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY HAVE MADE A FEW ATTEMPTS, BUT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO TRY ANYMORE. THEY ARE SAYIN... Read more
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1290 SUPER DUKE R
(2018) — SERVICE BRAKES
Nov 11, 2018
Incident date: Aug 2, 2018
FRONT BRAKES ARE INCONSISTENT / GRABBY AT SLOW SPEEDS. <10MPH THEY MAKE A RUBBING NOISE/FEEL AND THE LEVER IS ON/OFF IN LIEU OF PROGRESSIVE AS YOU'D EXPECT. FRONT WHEEL CAN (AND DID) LOCK UP IN PARKING LOT MANEUVERS AND CAUSE A TIP OVER (I SAVED IT). I BELIEVE THE CAUSE IS A MFG DEFECT WITH TOLERANCES FOR FRONT RIM AND CAUSES ROTORS TO WARP. HAS HAPPENED SINCE NEW AND CAN BE CONFIRMED BY PUSHI... Read more
KTM
1290 SUPER DUKE R
(2016) — SERVICE BRAKES
Oct 17, 2018
Incident date: Apr 28, 2018
PULSING, SQUEALING BRAKES, WARPED FRONT ROTOR DUE TO IMPROPER MOUNTING CLEARANCES ON FRONT WHEEL. CAUSING INCONSISTENT BRAKING DURING SLOW SPEED. BRAKES ARE CATCHING EVEN WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE. PRESENT SINCE I PURCHASE THE MOTORCYCLE WITH 83 MILES ON THE ODOMETER ON 4/28/18. WAS NOT PRESENT DURING TEST RIDE. I'M OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY SO DEALER WILL NOT FIX FOR FREE.
Incident date: Sep 30, 2018
DEFECT IN GAS TANK CAUSING GAS TO LEAK FROM THE TANK BETWEEN THE SEAL AND GAS CAP. GAS LEAKS OUT WHILE RIDING GETTING IT ALL OVER THE TANK. NOT SAFE!
Incident date: Jun 30, 2018
FUEL TANK LEAKING IN MOTION WARPED TANK *TT
KTM
1290 SUPER DUKE R
(2015) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
May 18, 2018
Incident date: May 18, 2018
I JUST PURCHASED THIS BIKE AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS HORRIBLY INACCURATE. THIS IMPACTS SPEEDOMETER READING, ODOMETER, ESTIMATED RANGE, AND MAY IMPACT TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS.
Incident date: Apr 26, 2018
WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE TO COMMUTE TO WORK ON CITY STREETS, I COULD SMELL GASOLINE. WHEN STOPPED AT A REDLIGHT, I LOOKED AT THE TOP OF THE TANK AND GAS WAS COMING OUT OF THE TOP OF THE TANK FROM AROUND THE CAP MOUNT/SEAL IS BOLTED TO THE TANK. THIS TANK IS A REPLACEMENT THAT KTM PUT ON ABOUT A YEAR AGO AFTER HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE BEFORE. I KNOW KTM PUT OUT A RECALL ON LATER MODELS, 2015 AN... Read more
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1290 SUPER DUKE GT
(2017) — SERVICE BRAKES
Mar 29, 2018
Incident date: Mar 29, 2018
I RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL # 18V033 IN REGARDS TO THIS VEHICLE. KTM HAS FAILED TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM IN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME. THE RECALL NOTICE WAS DATED ON 2/23/2018. ADDITIONALLY, BREMBO ANNOUNCED THE PROBLEM ON 1/8/2018. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ORDERED THE PARTS AS SOON AS THEY COULD, BUT THEY HAVE YET TO COME IN. THERE IS NOT AN ESTIMATED TIME FRAME FOR WHEN THE PARTS WILL ARRIVE TO ALLOW FOR THE ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2018
THE WATER PUMP SEALS RUPTURED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE BIKE HAD A SUDDEN FULL TRANSMISSION LOCK-UP WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY.
Incident date: Feb 1, 2018
THE WATER PUMP SEALS RUPTURED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE BIKE HAD A SUDDEN FULL TRANSMISSION LOCK-UP WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY.
KTM
1290 SUPER DUKE R
(2014) — SERVICE BRAKES
Feb 3, 2018
Incident date: Jan 5, 2015
SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THIS BIKE NEW, THE FRONT BRAKES WOULD "GROAN" AS YOU WHEELED THE BIKE AROUND AS IF THE BRAKE PADS WERE NOT RETRACTING / PISTONS STICKING. THERE WOULD ALSO BE A LOW SPEED PULSING TO THE BRAKES AS IF THE ROTOR WAS WARPED (WHICH HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME IN DECADES OF RIDING). THIS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE UNTIL THE ROTORS WERE DEFINITELY WARPED. I TOOK THE BIKE TO MY DEALER AN... Read more
Incident date: Jul 20, 2017
THE MOTORCYCLE WAS ON A HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE DIED. THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR HAD FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. ONCE AT 400 MILES AND ONCE AT 800 MILES
Incident date: Apr 1, 2017
THERE IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT CAUSING THE PLASTIC GAS TANK TO SWELL, CRACK AND BECOMING FLEXIBLE TO THE TOUCH DUE TO THE PRESSURE AND GASSES FROM THE FUEL. THE RESULT OF THE GAS TANK SWELLING, IT WILL SPRAY GAS ONTO THE BIKE AND THE RIDER WHILE IN MOTION DUE TO IT NOT SEALING PROPERLY AROUND THE FLANGE. THIS IS A REOCCURRING ISSUE WITH NO FIX TO THE PROBLEM. I PURCHASED MY 2014 KTM 690 DUKE NEW ON... Read more
Incident date: Apr 1, 2017
THERE IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT CAUSING THE PLASTIC GAS TANK TO SWELL, CRACK AND BECOMING FLEXIBLE TO THE TOUCH DUE TO THE PRESSURE AND GASSES FROM THE FUEL. THE RESULT OF THE GAS TANK SWELLING, IT WILL SPRAY GAS ONTO THE BIKE AND THE RIDER WHILE IN MOTION DUE TO IT NOT SEALING PROPERLY AROUND THE FLANGE. THIS IS A REOCCURRING ISSUE WITH NO FIX TO THE PROBLEM. I PURCHASED MY 2014 KTM 690 DUKE NEW ON... Read more
Incident date: Sep 5, 2017
FUEL TANK LEAKS FUEL AT THE FUEL FILLER NECK, BETWEEN THE TANK AND THE GAS TANK CAP, PAST THE GASKET. THE TOP OF THE TANK (PLASTIC) IS WARPED, AND THE GASKET DOES NOT SEAL. FUEL LEAKS DOWN ONTO ENGINE POTENTIALLY CREATING A FIRE THAT WOULD CONSUME THE BIKE, THE RIDER AND ANY OBJECTS AROUND IT.
KTM
1290 SUPER DUKE GT
(2016) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Aug 23, 2017
Incident date: Jun 6, 2017
I WAS RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE ON A SCENIC BY-WAY WITH NO SHOULDER TRAVELLING 30MPH IN A 40 MPH ZONE. THE MOTOR TURNED ITSELF OFF DASH LIGHTS FLASHED AND THE BIKE WOULD NOT RESTART. THERE WAS TRAFFIC BEHIND ME AND I COASTED TO A STOP WHERE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART IT FINALLY DID. BUT THEN IT WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" REDUCED POWER WHICH THE DEALER HAD TO CLEAR.
Incident date: Aug 1, 2015
WARPED FUEL TANK, LEAKING FUEL OUT OF FILLER.ALL THE TIME!
Incident date: Jun 20, 2017
THE FUEL TANK LEAKS FROM THE GAS CAP. ALSO, THIS IS NOT MY FIRST KTM, WHICH HAS HAD A LEAKING GAS CAP. IT'S MY 3RD ONE. THIS ISSUE IS VERY WELL-DOCUMENTED ON THE FORUMS AS WELL AS ON YOUTUBE. GASOLINE POURS RIGHT OUT OF THE GAS CAP ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS FULL OR WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING BRISKLY. I AM FAIRLY CERTAIN THIS IS AN ISSUE TO DO WITH THE HIGH ETHANOL CONTENT PRESENT IN ALL U.S... Read more
Incident date: Jun 20, 2017
THE MOTORCYCLE STALLS VERY OFTEN MOST PROMINENTLY WHEN BRAKING AGGRESSIVELY AND PULLING IN THE CLUTCH TO STOP. THE BIKE WILL ALSO SOMETIMES STALL RANDOMLY WHEN OPERATING AT ENGINE SPEEDS BELOW 3,000 RPM. THE THROTTLE RESPONSE IS ALSO EXTREMELY JERKY BELOW 4,000 RPM LIKE AN ON/OFF SWITCH MAKING THE MOTORCYCLE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO RIDE. I HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH 2008 KTM 690 SMC AND IN NEARLY ... Read more
Crash
Incident date: May 14, 2017
FUEL LEAK FROM TOP OF THE FUEL TANK WHEN IN MOTION.
Incident date: May 3, 2017
WHILE RIDING MOTORCYCLE GASOLINE STARTED LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK LEAKING DOWN BOTH SIDES OF THE BIKE AND SATURATING MY PANTS WITH GASOLINE AND RUINING THE FINISH OF BIKE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MOTORCYCLE CONSTANTLY SMELLED OF FUEL, EASILY OVERHEATED, CONSUMES OIL STALLS AT RANDOM, AND SOMETIMES WOULD NOT RESTART FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. THE FUEL LEAKAGE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FINISHIN... Read more
Incident date: May 3, 2017
WHILE RIDING MOTORCYCLE GASOLINE STARTED LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK LEAKING DOWN BOTH SIDES OF THE BIKE AND SATURATING MY PANTS WITH GASOLINE AND RUINING THE FINISH OF BIKE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MOTORCYCLE CONSTANTLY SMELLED OF FUEL, EASILY OVERHEATED, CONSUMES OIL STALLS AT RANDOM, AND SOMETIMES WOULD NOT RESTART FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. THE FUEL LEAKAGE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FINISHIN... Read more
Incident date: May 3, 2017
WHILE RIDING MOTORCYCLE GASOLINE STARTED LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK LEAKING DOWN BOTH SIDES OF THE BIKE AND SATURATING MY PANTS WITH GASOLINE AND RUINING THE FINISH OF BIKE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MOTORCYCLE CONSTANTLY SMELLED OF FUEL, EASILY OVERHEATED, CONSUMES OIL STALLS AT RANDOM, AND SOMETIMES WOULD NOT RESTART FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. THE FUEL LEAKAGE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FINISHIN... Read more
Incident date: May 12, 2017
THIS BEING MY 2ND GAS TANK FROM KTM, AFTER EACH TIME I FILL THE GAS TANK WITH FUEL AND CONTINUING UNTIL THE TANK IS LESS THAN HALF FULL, WHILE RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE, FUEL IS FORCED OUT ONTO THE SURFACE OF THE TANK FROM AROUND THE MOUNTING PLATE/SYSTEM WHERE THE GAS CAP ASSEMBLY IS MOUNTED TO THE TOP OF THE TANK, AND THE GAS RUNS DOWN THE TANK AND ON TOP OF THE MOTOR. EVEN WHEN PARKED AND NOT RUNN... Read more
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V-TWIN LC8 SUPERMOTO
(2012) — ENGINE
May 10, 2017
Incident date: May 2, 2017
FUEL FILTERS CLOG SUDDENLY AND WITH VERY SHORT MILEAGE TIME FRAME. WHEN CLOGGED THEY CAUSE FUEL PUMP CAVITATION THAT PUTS AIR IN FUEL LINE. AIR IN FUEL LINE CAUSES ENGINE TO PERFORM ERRATICALLY AND LOSS OF POWER/SUDDEN POWER SURGE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS ON FREEWAY/TRAFFIC IT CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL, OR A SUDDEN DECREASE IN SPEED THAT CAN LEAD TO MOTORCYCLE BEING HIT/RUN OVER BY OTHER TRAFFIC. ... Read more
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V-TWIN LC8 SUPERMOTO
(2012) — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
May 10, 2017
Incident date: May 2, 2017
FUEL FILTERS CLOG SUDDENLY AND WITH VERY SHORT MILEAGE TIME FRAME. WHEN CLOGGED THEY CAUSE FUEL PUMP CAVITATION THAT PUTS AIR IN FUEL LINE. AIR IN FUEL LINE CAUSES ENGINE TO PERFORM ERRATICALLY AND LOSS OF POWER/SUDDEN POWER SURGE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS ON FREEWAY/TRAFFIC IT CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL, OR A SUDDEN DECREASE IN SPEED THAT CAN LEAD TO MOTORCYCLE BEING HIT/RUN OVER BY OTHER TRAFFIC. ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2017
GAS FUMES LEAKING FROM MOTORCYCLE. GAS TANK MAY BE LEAKING AT TOP FILLER DUE TO WARPING PLASTIC GAS TANK.
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1290 SUPER ADVENTURE
(2016) — STEERING
Apr 12, 2017
Incident date: Apr 12, 2017
WHEN RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE ONCE ~40 MPH IS REACHED THERE IS A VIBRATION / WOBBLE IN THE FRONTEND THAT CAN BE FELT AND ULTIMATELY IF THE GRIP IS LOOSENED OR HANDS REMOVED THE MOTORCYCLE SHAKES AND WOBBLES. THE WOBBLE IS LESS NOTICABLE AS SPEEDS INCREASE THROUGH 60 MPH. WHEN THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED ACCESSORY LUGGAGE IS ATTACHED (EMPTY) THE WOBBLE IS WORSENED AND WHEN THE LUGGAGE IS LOADED THE W... Read more
Incident date: Feb 2, 2017
TAKATA RECALL TANK LEAKING
Incident date: Feb 3, 2017
FUEL TANK (PLASTIC) IS WARPED AND LEAKS FUEL AND FUEL VAPOR NEAR THE UPPER FLANGE SEAL. TANK WAS REPLACED ONCE BY KTM UNDER WARRANTY WITH THE SAME PLASTIC TANK AS THE ORIGINAL, THE PROBLEM IS LESS BUT PERSISTS, FUEL SMELL IS STILL COMING FROM THE TANK, FUEL VAPOR IS STILL ESCAPING. I KNOW OF TWO OTHER 2016 KTM 690 DUKE MOTORCYCLES WITH THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE THIS FUEL TANK FAILUR... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2017
GAS TANK LEAKS FROM FILLER CAP. THE DEALER CHANGED IT 3 TIMES. IT STILL LEAKS. I KNOW THREE PEOPLE WHO'S 2016 KTM 690 DUKE LEAKS FUEL FROM THE FILLER CAP.
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1290 SUPER DUKE GT
(2016) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Mar 20, 2017
Incident date: Mar 18, 2017
IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SO FAR. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN ABOUT EVERY THIRTY MINUTES OF RIDING OR SO. EACH TIME I HAD BEEN WAITING AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN I STARTED OFF AND HAD MADE 2 OR 3 SHIFTS AND WAS ACCELERATING LIGHTLY THE BIKE LOST POWER SUDDENLY AND THE MOTORCYCLE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING STARTED FLASHING ON MY INFORMATION PANEL. THE BIKE WOULD ONLY RUN AT IDLE SPEED FOR ANYWHERE FROM A FEW SECON... Read more
Incident date: Mar 12, 2017
VEHICLE'S FUEL TANK HAS WARPED AROUND THE FILLER NECK. THIS CAUSES GAS TO LEAK OUT OF THE TOP WHEN FULL. VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE IN MOTION OF THIS TO HAPPEN AS FUEL WILL SLOSH AROUND. FUEL TANK IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND WILL NEED REPLACEMENT TO FIX THE ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZZARD.
Incident date: Mar 15, 2017
THERE IS A DEFORMITY WHERE THE FUEL TANK CONNECTS WITH THE FUEL LID/CAP. IT APPEARS WAVY WHICH DOESN'T ALLOW FOR A PROPER SEAL BETWEEN THE TANK AND LID. WHEN THE TANK IS FULL AND THE MOTORCYCLE IS TILTED SIDE TO SIDE IT SLOSHES THE FUEL AND FUEL LEAKS OUT OF THE TANK. FUEL LEAKS WHEN TURNING ON THE ROADWAY.
Incident date: Mar 15, 2017
THERE IS A DEFORMITY WHERE THE FUEL TANK CONNECTS WITH THE FUEL LID/CAP. IT APPEARS WAVY WHICH DOESN'T ALLOW FOR A PROPER SEAL BETWEEN THE TANK AND LID. WHEN THE TANK IS FULL AND THE MOTORCYCLE IS TILTED SIDE TO SIDE IT SLOSHES THE FUEL AND FUEL LEAKS OUT OF THE TANK. FUEL LEAKS WHEN TURNING ON THE ROADWAY.
Incident date: Jun 16, 2016
FLANGE ON FUEL TANK WHERE FILLER CAP ATTACHES IS WARPED ALLOWING FUEL TO RUN OUT INTO ELECTRICAL WIRING BELOW. FUEL LEAKS OUT WHEN MOTORCYCLE IS IN MOTION.