Recall · 21V627000
KTM North America recalled 2 models over structure
1,506
Vehicles covered
2
Models
5
Model years
August 10, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:FAIRING/COWLING/WINDSCREEN:MOUNTING FASTENERS/HARDWARE
- The defect
- KTM North America, Inc. (KTM) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Husqvarna Motorcycle 701 Vitpilen and 2019-2020 701 Svartpilen motorcycles. The gear teeth on the license plate holder and swingarm may be positioned incorrectly, possibly resulting in a loose rear axle nut, causing the license plate holder to contact the rear wheel.
- What it can cause
- License plate bracket interference with the rear wheel can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect and realign the gear teeth on the license plate holder and swingarm, and inspect the tightness of the rear wheel axle collar, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 1, 2021. Owners may contact KTM customer service at 1-888-985-6090. KTM's number for this recall is HTB2106.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| HusqvarnaSvartpilen 701 | 2019 to 2020 | Not published here |
| HusqvarnaVitpilen 701 | 2018 to 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 1,506 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 63% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2018 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were 3 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
This site holds the complaint record for 1 of the 5 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, 3 of them before this campaign was filed. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in May 2020, 1 year before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 2 other recalls published here: 21V792000 (power train), 20V170000 (fuel system, gasoline).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by KTM North America, Inc. with NHTSA on August 10, 2021 as campaign 21V627000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2021-08-10.
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