NHTSA Campaign 11V300000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
NHTSA campaign 11V300000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: steering wheel/handle bar. The repair is free.
KTM NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 11V300000 with NHTSA on May 25, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V300000, NHTSA lists up to 1,228 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2010 and October 31, 2010.
The 11V300000 report reached NHTSA 7 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V300000 were scheduled from May 25, 2011, 0 days after the report.
11V300000 covers 1 model from KTM, model years 2011.
Owners of the model years 11V300000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V300000 ranks 1 of 2 KTM NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- KTM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 2009 THROUGH NOVEMBER 23, 2010. DUE TO IMPROPER HEAT TREATMENT, THE HANDLEBAR CLAMPS CAN DEVELOP CRACKS, ALLOWING THE HANDLEBAR TO MOVE FROM ITS SET POSITION.
- The risk
- UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT OF THE HANDLEBAR MAY CAUSE THE DRIVER TO CRASH, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH TO THE RIDER OR OTHERS.
- The fix
- AUTHORIZED KTM DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE CLAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 25, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KTM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-888-985-6090 FOR ASSISTANCE.
Reported May 25, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V300000 (1)
KTM (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V300000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: May 25, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted