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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2018 KTM 690 Duke Recalls

The 2018 KTM 690 Duke has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on October 12, 2021.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 KTM 690 Duke. 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
6

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2018 KTM 690 Duke, the 17-character VIN is stamped on the steering head, just behind the headlight, and on the frame label.

1 recall on the 2018 KTM 690 Duke

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 6 other models

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

2018 KTM 690 Duke complaints by year

NHTSA has received 6 owner complaints about the 2018 KTM 690 Duke, the newest on February 7, 2026.

In complaints about the 2018 KTM 690 Duke, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (67%), followed by the electrical system (17%) and the fuel system, gasoline (17%).

The 2018 KTM 690 Duke's only recall does not concern the fuel/propulsion system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Fuel/Propulsion System4
  • Electrical System1
  • Fuel System, Gasoline1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2018 KTM 690 Duke received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20212
20222
20231
20261

Complaints about the 2018 KTM 690 Duke peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 2. 33% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.

The 6 complaints about the 2018 KTM 690 Duke are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

KTM 690 Duke by model year

Other 2018 KTM models

Newest record on this page: February 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted