NHTSA Campaign 26V196000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:THROTTLE
NHTSA campaign 26V196000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the vehicle speed control: throttle. The repair is free.
KTM North America, Inc filed the report for 26V196000 with NHTSA on March 27, 2026; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 26V196000, NHTSA lists up to 7,974 potentially affected vehicles.
The 26V196000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 26V196000 were scheduled from April 30, 2026, 34 days after the report.
26V196000 covers 1 model from KTM, model years 2024.
Owners of the model years 26V196000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the vehicle speed control, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 26V196000 ranks 4 of 26 KTM North America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 26V196000, KTM North America, Inc has 1 other recall on the vehicle speed control on this site; the one before 26V196000 was 25V598000, reported on September 11, 2025.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- KTM North America, Inc. is recalling certain 2022-2023 390 Duke and 2022-2024 RC 390 motorcycles. Water may enter the throttle (e-throttle) control unit and cause it to fail, resulting in loss of drive power while riding.
- The risk
- Loss of drive power while riding increases the risk of a crash or injury.
- The fix
- KTM will inspect and replace the e-throttle control, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 30, 2026. Owners may contact KTM customer service at 1-888-985-6090. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov March 31, 2026. KTM's number for this recall is KTB2606 & HTB2603. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 25V598.
Reported March 27, 2026
Vehicles covered by 26V196000 (1)
KTM (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 26V196000, 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: March 27, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted