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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2018 Husqvarna Vitpilen 701 Recalls

The 2018 Husqvarna Vitpilen 701 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 12, 2021.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Husqvarna Vitpilen 701. Whether a recall on your own motorcycle is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
3

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2018 Husqvarna Vitpilen 701, the 17-character VIN is stamped on the steering head, just behind the headlight, and on the frame label.

3 recalls on the 2018 Husqvarna Vitpilen 701

Power train: clutch assembly: slave cylinder

Campaign
21V792000
Reported
October 12, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 8,398
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2019–2020 Vitpilen 701, 6 other models

21V792000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Structure: motorcycle: fairing/cowling/windscreen: mounting fasteners/hardware

Campaign
21V627000
Reported
August 10, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 1,506
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2019–2020 Vitpilen 701, 1 other model

21V627000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
20V170000
Reported
March 19, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 1,500
Risk NHTSA names
fire and injury
Same campaign
also 2019–2020 Vitpilen 701, 1 other model

20V170000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2018 Husqvarna Vitpilen 701 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 3 owner complaints about the 2018 Husqvarna Vitpilen 701, the newest on November 9, 2024.

In complaints about the 2018 Husqvarna Vitpilen 701, the component group named most often is the power train (67%), followed by the engine (33%) and the fuel system, gasoline (33%).

1 of the 2018 Husqvarna Vitpilen 701's 3 recalls also concerns the power train.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train2
  • Unknown Or Other2
  • Engine1
  • Fuel System, Gasoline1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2018 Husqvarna Vitpilen 701 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20201
20211
20241

Complaints about the 2018 Husqvarna Vitpilen 701 peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 1. 67% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.

The 3 complaints about the 2018 Husqvarna Vitpilen 701 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Husqvarna Vitpilen 701 by model year

Other 2018 Husqvarna models

Newest record on this page: November 9, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted