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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2013 KTM 500 Exc Recalls

The 2013 KTM 500 Exc has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on November 9, 2012.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 KTM 500 Exc. Whether a recall on your own motorcycle is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
2

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2013 KTM 500 Exc, the 17-character VIN is stamped on the steering head, just behind the headlight, and on the frame label.

1 recall on the 2013 KTM 500 Exc

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Campaign
12V531000
Reported
November 9, 2012
Vehicles affected
up to 1,181
Risk NHTSA names
crash and fire
Same campaign
also 1 other model

12V531000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2013 KTM 500 Exc complaints by year

NHTSA has received 2 owner complaints about the 2013 KTM 500 Exc, the newest on December 15, 2014.

In complaints about the 2013 KTM 500 Exc, the component group named most often is the service brakes (50%), followed by the tires (50%).

The 2013 KTM 500 Exc's only recall does not concern the service brakes.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Service Brakes1
  • Tires1

Of the 2013 KTM 500 Exc complaints, 100% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.

The 2 complaints about the 2013 KTM 500 Exc are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Other 2013 KTM models

Newest record on this page: December 15, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted