KTM Recall of certain 690 Enduro R, Vitpilen 701, 701 Enduro, 701 Supermoto, 690 SMC R, Svartpilen, 690 Duke and 701 Enduro LR motorcycles

October 21, 2021 Motor Sports NewsWire Motorcycle, Powersports, Recall Comments Off on KTM Recall of certain 690 Enduro R, Vitpilen 701, 701 Enduro, 701 Supermoto, 690 SMC R, Svartpilen, 690 Duke and 701 Enduro LR motorcycles

WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 21, 2021 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –

KTM Recall – Inoperable Clutch

An inoperable clutch increases the risk of a crash.

NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V792000

Manufacturer: KTM North America, Inc.

Components: POWER TRAIN

Potential Number of Units Affected: 8,398

MAKEMODELMODEL YEAR(S)
HUSQVARNA701 ENDURO LR2020
HUSQVARNA701 SUPERMOTO2018 – 2020
HUSQVARNAENDURO2018 – 2020
HUSQVARNASVARTPILEN 7012019 – 2020
HUSQVARNAVITPILEN 7012018 – 2020
KTM690 DUKE2018 – 2019
KTM690 ENDURO R2018 – 2020
KTM690 SMC R2019 – 2020

Summary: KTM North America, Inc. (KTM) is recalling certain 2018-2020 690 Enduro R, Vitpilen 701, 701 Enduro, 701 Supermoto, 2019-2020 690 SMC R, Svartpilen, 2018-2019 690 Duke, and 2020 701 Enduro LR motorcycles. The bellow-style gasket on the clutch slave cylinder may have been damaged during manufacturing, which could cause the clutch to become inoperable and not disengage when the clutch lever is pulled in.

Remedy: Dealers will inspect the clutch slave cylinder and replace it if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 3, 2021. Owners may contact KTM customer service at 1-888-985-6090. KTM’s numbers for this recall are KTB2112 and HTB2110.

Notes: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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