NHTSA Campaign 18V033000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
NHTSA campaign 18V033000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder. The repair is free.
KTM North America, Inc filed the report for 18V033000 with NHTSA on January 10, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V033000, NHTSA lists up to 2,361 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 21, 2015 and February 3, 2016.
The 18V033000 report reached NHTSA 23 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V033000 were scheduled from February 21, 2018, 42 days after the report.
18V033000 covers 2 models from KTM, model years 2015–2018.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V033000 ranks 13 of 26 KTM North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V033000, KTM North America, Inc has 7 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 18V033000 was 16V854000, reported on November 28, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- KTM North America, Inc. (KTM) is recalling certain 2015-2016 1290 Super Duke R ABS, 2016 1290 Super Duke R SE ABS and 1290 Super Duke GT ABS and 2017-2018 Super Duke R and1290 Super Duke GT motorcycles. The piston within the Brembo front brake master cylinder may fail.
- The risk
- If the front brake master cylinder piston fails, the loss of front braking ability can increase the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- KTM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the piston with an aluminum one, free of charge. The recall began on February 21, 2018. Owner's may contact KTM customer service at 1-888-985-6090.
Reported January 10, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V033000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V033000, 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: January 10, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted