VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:THROTTLE
26V196000 · March 27, 2026
Loss of drive power while riding increases the risk of a crash or injury.
KTM North America, Inc. · up to 7,974 vehicles
NHTSA safety record
KTM
Every complaint, recall and defect investigation on file for a KTM, model years 2016 to 2025.
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Vehicles
53
Complaints
27
Recalls
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Fires
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Deaths
5KTM year and model combinations have enough on file to be worth a page here, and between them their owners have filed 53 safety complaints with NHTSA. More of those name the engine than any other system: 18 of them. The single most complained-about is the 2019 790 Adventure, with 12.
NHTSA holds 27 recall campaigns naming KTM vehicles, across every model year the agency records rather than only the ones shown here.
Most complained-about KTM models
Complaints for every published model year of each model added together. A model that sold in larger numbers collects more complaints, and nothing here divides by sales because NHTSA does not publish them.
What goes wrong on a KTM
The systems named most often across every KTM complaint on file. One complaint can name more than one system, so these add up to more than the complaint total. "Unknown or other" is excluded: it is what the intake form records when an owner cannot place the failure.
- ENGINE 18
- FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 18
- SERVICE BRAKES 15
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 5
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING 4
Most recent KTM recalls
The newest campaigns naming a KTM, by the date the manufacturer's defect report reached NHTSA. Each one covers a build range, which may be narrower than the model years listed.
STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:KICKSTAND/CENTER STAND
25V907000 · December 23, 2025
A motorcycle side stand that falls to the ground while riding can shut off the ignition, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
KTM North America, Inc. · up to 2,512 vehicles
Pages 2025 390 Adventure R
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE
25V825000 · December 1, 2025
A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash or injury.
KTM North America, Inc. · up to 6,546 vehicles
Pages 2025 390 Adventure R
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
25V740000 · October 30, 2025
A fuel leak increases the risk of fire or injury.
KTM North America, Inc. · up to 5,488 vehicles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:THROTTLE
25V598000 · September 11, 2025
Loss of drive power while riding increases the risk of a crash or injury.
KTM North America, Inc. · up to 9,070 vehicles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
22V900000 · December 6, 2022
An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
KTM North America, Inc. · up to 1,040 vehicles
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
22V588000 · August 5, 2022
Cracks in the tread can lead to tread separation, increasing the risk of a crash.
KTM North America, Inc. · up to 27,399 vehicles
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:SLAVE CYLINDER
21V792000 · October 12, 2021
An inoperable clutch increases the risk of a crash.
KTM North America, Inc. · up to 8,398 vehicles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
21V304000 · April 30, 2021
A front brake with reduced functionality may increase the distance required to stop as well as the risk of a crash or injury.
KTM North America, Inc. · up to 3,707 vehicles
Pages 2020 790 Adventure 2019 790 Adventure 2019 790 Adventure R
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
21V122000 · February 26, 2021
An electrical short-circuit could cause the engine to stall, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
KTM North America, Inc. · up to 521 vehicles
Every manufacturer's latest recalls, or check a single car with the VIN lookup.
Every KTM page on this site
5 vehicles across 4 models, newest model year first.
Built from NHTSA's complaint file published August 20, 2026, its recall campaign API and its defect investigation file. A complaint is one owner's unverified account, not a finding of fault. How this is counted. · All makes
Compiled and maintained by guarledes
Independent developer and analyst