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NHTSA Campaign 20V198000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

NHTSA campaign 20V198000 covers 4 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 20V198000 with NHTSA on April 6, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 20V198000, NHTSA lists up to 3,164 potentially affected vehicles.

Owner notification letters for 20V198000 were scheduled from April 28, 2020, 22 days after the report.

20V198000 covers 2 models from KTM, model years 2019–2020.

By potentially affected vehicles, 20V198000 ranks 11 of 26 KTM North America, Inc recalls on this site.

Besides 20V198000, KTM North America, Inc has 7 other recalls on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 20V198000 was 18V033000, reported on January 10, 2018.

What this recall covers

The defect
KTM North America, Inc. (KTM) is recalling certain 2019-2020 790 Adventure and 790 Adventure R motorcycles. The rear brake hose may overheat, causing the rear brake system to fail.
The risk
If the rear brake system fails, there would be reduced braking ability, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
The fix
KTM will notify owners, and dealers will install a new rear brake line, free of charge. The recall began April 28, 2020. Owners may contact KTM customer service at 1-888-985-6090. KTM's number for this recall is TB2011.

Reported April 6, 2020

Vehicles covered by 20V198000 (4)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V198000, 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: April 6, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted