NHTSA Campaign 16V854000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
NHTSA campaign 16V854000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. The repair is free.
KTM North America, Inc filed the report for 16V854000 with NHTSA on November 28, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V854000, NHTSA lists up to 7,801 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 20, 2012 and April 25, 2016.
The 16V854000 report reached NHTSA 7 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V854000 were scheduled from December 27, 2016, 29 days after the report.
16V854000 covers 2 models from KTM, model years 2013–2016.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V854000 ranks 5 of 26 KTM North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 16V854000, KTM North America, Inc has 7 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 16V854000 was 15V210000, reported on April 8, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- KTM North America, Inc. (KTM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 1290 Super Adventure motorcycles manufactured December 1, 2014, to March 10, 2016, and 2013-2016 1190 Adventure and Adventure R motorcycles manufactured November 20, 2012, to April 25, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the wiring harness can fray and contact the ABS modulator. If the brake line is electrically conductive, the brake line may overheat and melt.
- The risk
- If the brake line melts, brake failure may result, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- KTM will notify owners, and dealers will re-position the wiring harness for the electronic control unit, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact KTM customer service at 1-888-985-6090.
Reported November 28, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V854000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V854000, 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: November 28, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted