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2013 Husqvarna TR650

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

Complaints

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Owners of the 2013 Husqvarna TR650 have filed 51 safety complaints with NHTSA between July 2014 and June 2023. The most complained-about system is the fuel and propulsion system, named in 31 of them (61%). The typical failure was reported at 900 miles, the median across the 46 complaints that gave an odometer reading.

NHTSA has issued 1 recall covering this vehicle.

Recalls (1)

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

16V124000 · March 2, 2016

The defect: KTM North America, Inc. (KTM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Husqvarna TR650 Terra and TR650 Strada motorcycles manufactured January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2013. The affected motorcycles may unexpectedly stall.
The risk: A stall increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy: The remedy for this recall is still under development. KTM issued an interim notification to owners on August 16, 2016. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact KTM customer service at 1-440-985-3553.

KTM North America, Inc. · up to 1,015 vehicles across all model years covered

Defect investigations (1)

An investigation means NHTSA has decided a pattern is worth examining. A preliminary evaluation is often closed with no action; an engineering analysis is the stage that usually precedes a recall.

Motorcycle Stalling

PE16002

Closed preliminary evaluation · opened February 25, 2016 · closed May 16, 2016 · led to recall 16V124000

vehicle speed control

This Preliminary Evaluation (PE) was opened on February 25, 2016 after ODI received 20 complaints alleging MY 2013-14 Husqvarna TR650 motorcycles were stalling while underway.Four of the complaints alleged low speed crashes occurred as a result.Following the opening of this investigation, and discussions with Husqvarna, the company decided to conduct a safety-related recall addressing the stalling problem and has filed a part 573 defect information report (DIR) on March 1, 2016.At the time the company was still searching for an effective remedy. As of May 10, 2016, 39 relevant complaints, six involving incidents (including one crash) have been reported.To remedy the problem, the subject vehicles' engine control software will be updated to address fuel delivery mapping.With Husqvarna's recall, this investigation is closed.The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed at: http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID using the following complaint identification numbers: 10617574,10617568,10618382,10620773,10621506,10622575,10627338, 10630327,10730973,10780424,10785842,10786180,10787458,10787434, 10787535,10788508,10789351,10789342,10790572,10821672,10825606, 10838638,10845537,10851736,10851922,10852062,10852127,10852343, 10852408,10852585,10852602,10853125,10853192,10853194,10860631, 10860658,10860919,10862765,10863094

What owners report

Complaints naming each system. One complaint can name several, so these add up to more than 51.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 31 61%

ENGINE 27 53%

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 5 10%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER 4 8%

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 4 8%

POWER TRAIN 3 6%

STEERING 2 4%

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 1 2%

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 1 2%

STRUCTURE 1 2%

SUSPENSION 1 2%

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2016 at 24.

2014 to 2023

In owners' own words

Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.

ENGINE Filed October 31, 2015

2 injured · 3,400 miles

THIS MOTORCYCLE STALLS OFTEN AND WITH NO WARNING. ESPECIALLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A STOP. I HAVE STALLED AT LEAST 20 TIMES. THE LAST STALL WAS ON A DOWNHILL COMING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY. AT THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY I SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND THE ENGINE STALLED CAUSING ME TO FALL. I HURT MY NECK AND BADLY BURNED MY LEG. I WILL NOT RIDE THIS BIKE UNTIL HUSQVARNA/BMW FIX THIS STALLING PROBLEM. THIS STALL IS CAUSED BY A POORLY MAPPED ECU (ELECRTRIC CONTROL UNIT). THE LOW SPEED FUEL DELIVERY IS SO LEAN THAT THE ENGINE JUST STOPS UPON SLOWING DOWN. THIS COULD BE DEADLY WHILE NEGOTIATING AN INTERSECTION. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL HUSQVARNA DEALERS BUT THEY REFUSE TO OFFER ANY HELP.

NHTSA complaint 10787434. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Filed July 30, 2014

1 injured · crash · 300 miles

THE MOTORCYCLE RUNS SEVERELY LEAN, CAUSING IT TO STUMBLE AND STALL AT LOW RPMS. THIS IS PRIMARILY NOTICED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM IDLE. MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH IT WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS A FOUR LANE ROAD WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AS I STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD AND LEANED INTO THE TURN, THE BIKE STALLED CAUSING THE REAR TIRE TO QUICKLY LOCKUP AS ENGINE POWER WAS CUT. I DISENGAGED THE CLUTCH, BUT WAS TOO LATE TO PREVENT CRASHING. LUCKILY, ONCOMING TRAFFIC SAW ME SOON ENOUGH TO STOP, AND I AVOIDED BEING STRUCK BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THE CRASH WAS LOW SPEED AND RESULTED IN ONLY MINOR INJURY TO MY LEFT LEG, BUT PREVENTED ME FROM RIDING AND PERFORMING AIRBORNE OPERATIONS (ARMY) FOR A FEW WEEKS.

NHTSA complaint 10617574, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Filed August 2, 2014

1 injured · crash · 1,200 miles

ENGINE STALLS WHEN CLUTCH PULLED IN AT SLOW SPEEDS OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND CLUTCH IS PULLED IN TO SELECT LOWER GEAR. HAPPENED 6 TIMES IN TWO MONTHS. ABOVE MENTIONED INJURY HAPPENED UPON PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS FULLY WARMED UP, HAD BEEN IDLING FOR 6 MINUTES, AND AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY A CAR CAME BY. I PULLED IN CLUTCH AND ENGINE STOPPED. I WAS NOT EXPECTING THIS AND LOST BALANCE. BIKE FELL ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. I SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE AND BADLY BURNED IT ALSO. THE STALLING HAS OCCURRED WHEN COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN, WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A RED LIGHT, WHEN COMING DOWN A HILL ON A DIRT ROAD ETC. I HAD HOPES THAT IDLE SPEED COULD BE ADJUSTED HIGHER BUT DEALER SAYS

NHTSA complaint 10618382, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

STEERING Filed August 15, 2014

1 injured · crash · 20,000 miles

SINCE NEW THE BIKE EXHIBITS A SPEED WOBBLE, SOMETIMES A WEAVE, OR A TREMOR TRANSLATED THROUGH THE HANDLEBARS. THIS HAS BEEN NOTED BY A NUMBER OF HUSQVARNA TR OWNERS. PRIOR TO THE 08-12-14 I HAD EXPERIENCE THIS TWICE. ON THIS OCCASION I WAS ON A DOWNHILL GRADE OF THE INTERSTATE 101. THERE WAS A TRANSITION IN SURFACE FROM ASPHALT TO CONCRETE OVER PASS. JUST ENOUGH TO INDCE THE ABOVE EFFECTS. UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS WITH SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO REAR BRAKE OR THROTTLE. I HAVE MANAGED TO REGAIN CONTROL AND CENTRE/ NEUTRALIZE THESE RESPONSES. ON THIS OCCASION, ALL FORCES OF GRAVITY BEARING DOWN ON THE FRONT END DUE TO THE GRADE. RENDERING ALL EFFORTS USELESS. IN FACT THEY ENHANCED THE PROBLEM. THE

NHTSA complaint 10622566, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Filed June 12, 2023

10,000 miles

The contact's son owns a 2013 Husqvarna TR650 Strada. The contact stated that while his son was riding 35 MPH, the throttle failed to release as designed, causing fuel to be pumped into the engine, forcing the rider to keep riding. Additionally, the RPM would not decrease. The motorcycle was taken to the dealer; however, the parts for the repair were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 10,000.

NHTSA complaint 11526611. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE Filed February 27, 2021

4,250 miles

RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2013 TR650 TERRA. USING IT AS TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK. RODE WITHOUT ISSUE FOR TWO WEEKS. ONE NIGHT ON THE WAY HOME IT STALLED WHILE EXITING I-5 ONTO HWY 22 IN SALEM. RESTARTED AND WENT HOME. THE FOLLOWING EVENING HAPPENED AGAIN ON HWY 22 BUT WAS ABLE TO LIMP IT HOME. THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS I RODE TO WORK ON BACKROADS TO BE SAFER. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE WITH SEVERAL STALLS DAILY. ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT FEBRUARY 24 IT STALLED AND COULD NOT KEEP IT RUNNING AFTER. HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. THIS IS HOW I GET TO AND FROM WORK. THERE IS A LOT OF HISTORY WITH THIS ISSUE. THE CURRENT OR FORMER OWNERS OF HUSQVARNA SHOULD IN GOOD FAITH RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I HAVE OWNED

NHTSA complaint 11398221, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE Filed April 2, 2018

7,200 miles

HAD A MINOR HESITATION ISSUE WHEN COLD THAT WENT AWAY WHEN FULLY WARM. THAT I COULD LIVE WITH. RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NO. 16V-124 DATED 8/16/16 ADVISING OF PROBLEM WITH REMEDY TO BE DETERMINED. RECEIVED THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE WITH REMEDY OF 4/24/17 AND DELIVERED THE MOTORCYCLE TO PRO CALIBER MOTORSPORTS OF OREGON FOR "A NEW ECU SOFTWARE UPDATE" ON 10/19/17. PICKED THE BIKE UP ON 11/18/17 WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. AFTER THE DEALER OBTAINED THE PROPER CABLE TO "ADAPT THE UPDATED ECU SOFTWARE" 12/15/17, THE LIGHT WENT OFF. ON 3/27/18 THE HESITATION ISSUE WAS MAGNIFIED GREATLY AS THE ENGINE WOULD NOT PRODUCE USABLE POWER UNDER 5000 RPM. AS THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH PREDICTABLE POWER TO ENTER THE

NHTSA complaint 11082487, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE Filed June 2, 2017

3,600 miles

MOTORCYCLE FUELLING ISSUE AT LOW RPM CAUSES STALLING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS.

NHTSA complaint 10992852. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE Filed February 28, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HUSQVARNA TERRA 650 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V124000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO WITHDRAW COMPLAINT

NHTSA complaint 10957503. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

STRUCTURE:BODY Filed February 22, 2017

10,000 miles

BOUGHT THIS BIKE IN JAN 2013, BIKE RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 10 MONTHS. THEN SLOWLY DEVELOPED A DEAD SPOT IN THE THROTTLE AND THE ENGINE WOULD MISS. THEN THE STALLING ISSUE BECAME APPARENT. WHEN STARTING OFF IN FIRST GEAR YOU GIVE IT THROTTLE AND TRY TO LET THE CLUTCH OUT IT STALLS DEAD. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME MULTIPLE TIMES IN AN INTERSECTION AND HAS ALMOST KILLED ME. EVERY BIKE SOLD SHOULD BE REFUNDED COMPLETELY. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS BIKE, AND BECAUSE ITS ON A LOAN, IT STILL REQUIRES INSURANCE TO BE ON IT. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO RIDE IT FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT LOOSING MY LIFE, AS IT WAS MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION I HAD NO CHOICE. SO I AM PAYING

NHTSA complaint 10956429, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

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Other years of the Husqvarna TR650

Model year	Complaints	Recalls	Deaths
2014	23	1	—

Every Husqvarna on this site — 2 vehicles, 14 recall campaigns and 0 open investigation s.

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Where these numbers come from

Complaints: NHTSA's ODI complaint file , published August 20, 2026. One complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts them.
Recalls: NHTSA's recall campaign API , most recent campaign filed August 12, 2026.
Investigations: NHTSA's ODI investigation file , published 2026-08-19.

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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