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21V304000 Apr 30, 2021 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

KTM North America, Inc. (KTM) is recalling certain 2019-2020 KTM 790 Adventure and 790 Adventure R, and 2020 KTM 790 Adventure R Rally motorcycles. The front brake master cylinder piston return sprin...

20V198000 Apr 6, 2020 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

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.

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Nov 26, 2024 Engine

August 14, 2024. My KTM 790 Adventure left me stranded on side of highway due to motor failure. 14,440 miles on odometer. Oil pressure light on dash lit up. 3rd oil change of its life. Had bike towed home and then dropped off at dealer on Sept 7th 2024 and the inspection was performed on 9-25-24, w...

Nov 26, 2024 Engine

August 14, 2024. My KTM 790 Adventure left me stranded on side of highway due to motor failure. 14,440 miles on odometer. Oil pressure light on dash lit up. 3rd oil change of its life. Had bike towed home and then dropped off at dealer on Sept 7th 2024 and the inspection was performed on 9-25-24, w...

May 29, 2024 Exterior Lighting

Failed brake light switches cause brake light to not operate. Fails state safety inspection .

May 29, 2024 Service Brakes

Failed brake light switches cause brake light to not operate. Fails state safety inspection .

May 29, 2024 Exterior Lighting

Failed brake light switches cause brake light to not operate. Fails state safety inspection .

May 29, 2024 Service Brakes

Failed brake light switches cause brake light to not operate. Fails state safety inspection .

Nov 29, 2022 Service Brakes

The brake light doesn't illuminate unless excessive brake pressure is used. During normal braking the light doesn't illuminate at all when using the front or rear brake. It is available for inspection upon request. My safety and safety of others has been put at risk because other motorists will not ...

Nov 29, 2022 Service Brakes

The brake light doesn't illuminate unless excessive brake pressure is used. During normal braking the light doesn't illuminate at all when using the front or rear brake. It is available for inspection upon request. My safety and safety of others has been put at risk because other motorists will not ...

Aug 18, 2022 Power Train

The clutch quit engaging while in traffic and I was nearly stranded on I-25 in stop and go traffic. I was able to nurse it along to a nearby parking lot with the clutch slipping very badly. I could have easily been rear ended. I took it apart and found the wet-clutch system was not getting any o...

Aug 18, 2022 Power Train

The clutch quit engaging while in traffic and I was nearly stranded on I-25 in stop and go traffic. I was able to nurse it along to a nearby parking lot with the clutch slipping very badly. I could have easily been rear ended. I took it apart and found the wet-clutch system was not getting any o...

Jan 21, 2022 Engine 2,382 mi

The contact owns a 2019 KTM 790 Adventure Motorcycle. The contact stated that several attempts were needed to start the vehicle. While driving at low speeds and applying the throttle, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer five times where it was diagnosed that a new fuel pum...

Jan 21, 2022 Vehicle Speed Control 2,382 mi

The contact owns a 2019 KTM 790 Adventure Motorcycle. The contact stated that several attempts were needed to start the vehicle. While driving at low speeds and applying the throttle, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer five times where it was diagnosed that a new fuel pum...

Jan 21, 2022 Engine 2,382 mi

The contact owns a 2019 KTM 790 Adventure Motorcycle. The contact stated that several attempts were needed to start the vehicle. While driving at low speeds and applying the throttle, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer five times where it was diagnosed that a new fuel pum...

Jan 21, 2022 Vehicle Speed Control 2,382 mi

The contact owns a 2019 KTM 790 Adventure Motorcycle. The contact stated that several attempts were needed to start the vehicle. While driving at low speeds and applying the throttle, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer five times where it was diagnosed that a new fuel pum...

Dec 26, 2020 Service Brakes 3,000 mi

I PUURCHASED THE MOTORCYCLE NEW ON 11/19/19. AFTER 3K MILES THE FRONT WHEEL AND SUSPENSION BEGAN LURCHING SEVERELY WHEN THE FRONT BRAKE IS APPLIED IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS. AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN/LIGHT THE LURCHING IS WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE I CAN ONLY USE THE REAR BRAKE TO S...

Dec 26, 2020 Wheels 3,000 mi

I PUURCHASED THE MOTORCYCLE NEW ON 11/19/19. AFTER 3K MILES THE FRONT WHEEL AND SUSPENSION BEGAN LURCHING SEVERELY WHEN THE FRONT BRAKE IS APPLIED IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS. AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN/LIGHT THE LURCHING IS WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE I CAN ONLY USE THE REAR BRAKE TO S...

Dec 26, 2020 Service Brakes 3,000 mi

I PUURCHASED THE MOTORCYCLE NEW ON 11/19/19. AFTER 3K MILES THE FRONT WHEEL AND SUSPENSION BEGAN LURCHING SEVERELY WHEN THE FRONT BRAKE IS APPLIED IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS. AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN/LIGHT THE LURCHING IS WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE I CAN ONLY USE THE REAR BRAKE TO S...

Dec 26, 2020 Wheels 3,000 mi

I PUURCHASED THE MOTORCYCLE NEW ON 11/19/19. AFTER 3K MILES THE FRONT WHEEL AND SUSPENSION BEGAN LURCHING SEVERELY WHEN THE FRONT BRAKE IS APPLIED IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS. AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN/LIGHT THE LURCHING IS WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE I CAN ONLY USE THE REAR BRAKE TO S...

Dec 10, 2020 Service Brakes 6,000 mi

OIL LEAK AT COUNTER SHAFT SEAL, REPAIRED BY KTM SAFETY RECALL ON REAR BRAKES DASH GOES' BLANK WHILE RIDING, STEERING DAMPENER FAILED WATER PUMP LEAKED THE CLUTCH FAILED ( SLIPPING ) KTM DECLINED TO REPAIR THIS, I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF AND FOUND A BROKEN CLUTCH PLATE. THE FRONT BRAKES EXPERIENCED...

Dec 10, 2020 Engine 6,000 mi

OIL LEAK AT COUNTER SHAFT SEAL, REPAIRED BY KTM SAFETY RECALL ON REAR BRAKES DASH GOES' BLANK WHILE RIDING, STEERING DAMPENER FAILED WATER PUMP LEAKED THE CLUTCH FAILED ( SLIPPING ) KTM DECLINED TO REPAIR THIS, I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF AND FOUND A BROKEN CLUTCH PLATE. THE FRONT BRAKES EXPERIENCED...

Dec 10, 2020 Steering 6,000 mi

OIL LEAK AT COUNTER SHAFT SEAL, REPAIRED BY KTM SAFETY RECALL ON REAR BRAKES DASH GOES' BLANK WHILE RIDING, STEERING DAMPENER FAILED WATER PUMP LEAKED THE CLUTCH FAILED ( SLIPPING ) KTM DECLINED TO REPAIR THIS, I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF AND FOUND A BROKEN CLUTCH PLATE. THE FRONT BRAKES EXPERIENCED...

Dec 10, 2020 Service Brakes 6,000 mi

OIL LEAK AT COUNTER SHAFT SEAL, REPAIRED BY KTM SAFETY RECALL ON REAR BRAKES DASH GOES' BLANK WHILE RIDING, STEERING DAMPENER FAILED WATER PUMP LEAKED THE CLUTCH FAILED ( SLIPPING ) KTM DECLINED TO REPAIR THIS, I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF AND FOUND A BROKEN CLUTCH PLATE. THE FRONT BRAKES EXPERIENCED...

Dec 10, 2020 Engine 6,000 mi

OIL LEAK AT COUNTER SHAFT SEAL, REPAIRED BY KTM SAFETY RECALL ON REAR BRAKES DASH GOES' BLANK WHILE RIDING, STEERING DAMPENER FAILED WATER PUMP LEAKED THE CLUTCH FAILED ( SLIPPING ) KTM DECLINED TO REPAIR THIS, I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF AND FOUND A BROKEN CLUTCH PLATE. THE FRONT BRAKES EXPERIENCED...

Dec 10, 2020 Steering 6,000 mi

OIL LEAK AT COUNTER SHAFT SEAL, REPAIRED BY KTM SAFETY RECALL ON REAR BRAKES DASH GOES' BLANK WHILE RIDING, STEERING DAMPENER FAILED WATER PUMP LEAKED THE CLUTCH FAILED ( SLIPPING ) KTM DECLINED TO REPAIR THIS, I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF AND FOUND A BROKEN CLUTCH PLATE. THE FRONT BRAKES EXPERIENCED...

Dec 9, 2020 Service Brakes 17,000 mi

FRONT BRAKE LEVER INCONSISTENT, THEN FRONT BRAKE BEGAN APPLYING ITSELF FORCING UNWANTED REDUCTION OF SPEED DURING HIGHWAY USE AND OVERHEATING OF FRONT BRAKE. THE ONLY WAY TO GET BRAKE TO RELEASE WAS TO PULL BRAKE LEVER VERY HARD AND SUDDENLY MULTIPLE TIMES TO FORCE ENGAGEMENT OF ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM, AT...

Dec 9, 2020 Service Brakes 17,000 mi

FRONT BRAKE LEVER INCONSISTENT, THEN FRONT BRAKE BEGAN APPLYING ITSELF FORCING UNWANTED REDUCTION OF SPEED DURING HIGHWAY USE AND OVERHEATING OF FRONT BRAKE. THE ONLY WAY TO GET BRAKE TO RELEASE WAS TO PULL BRAKE LEVER VERY HARD AND SUDDENLY MULTIPLE TIMES TO FORCE ENGAGEMENT OF ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM, AT...

Oct 15, 2020 Service Brakes 2,000 mi

TWO ISSUES, AFTER 2K MILES THE FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED, KTM WILL NOT COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY TOP BREAK FLUID RESERVOIR LEAKING EVEN AFTER REPLACING RUBBER GASKET.

Oct 15, 2020 Service Brakes 2,000 mi

TWO ISSUES, AFTER 2K MILES THE FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED, KTM WILL NOT COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY TOP BREAK FLUID RESERVOIR LEAKING EVEN AFTER REPLACING RUBBER GASKET.

Aug 20, 2020 Service Brakes 800 mi

THE BIKE SUFFERS FROM UNEVEN FRONT BRAKE ROTOR WEAR OR SOME OTHER ISSUE WHICH CAUSES THE BIKE TO PULSE SEVERELY WHEN THE FRONT BRAKE IS APPLIED. THE PROBLEM IS MOST SEVERE AT LOW SPEED AS WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT. THE INABILITY TO COME TO A SMOOTH STOP IS INHERENTLY DANGEROUS, IN THAT WH...

Aug 20, 2020 Service Brakes 800 mi

THE BIKE SUFFERS FROM UNEVEN FRONT BRAKE ROTOR WEAR OR SOME OTHER ISSUE WHICH CAUSES THE BIKE TO PULSE SEVERELY WHEN THE FRONT BRAKE IS APPLIED. THE PROBLEM IS MOST SEVERE AT LOW SPEED AS WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT. THE INABILITY TO COME TO A SMOOTH STOP IS INHERENTLY DANGEROUS, IN THAT WH...

Dec 16, 2019 Service Brakes 6,000 mi

WHEN SLOWING WITH THE FRONT BRAKE THERE IS A PULSING SENSATION, LIKE THE BRAKE GRABS AND THEN RELEASES. I FIRST NOTICED THIS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH STRONG BREAKING FROM ABOUT 70 MPH. IT FELT LIKE A STRONG HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF THE BIKE. IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE AT LOWER SPEEDS, WHEN S...

Dec 16, 2019 Wheels 6,000 mi

WHEN SLOWING WITH THE FRONT BRAKE THERE IS A PULSING SENSATION, LIKE THE BRAKE GRABS AND THEN RELEASES. I FIRST NOTICED THIS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH STRONG BREAKING FROM ABOUT 70 MPH. IT FELT LIKE A STRONG HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF THE BIKE. IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE AT LOWER SPEEDS, WHEN S...

Dec 16, 2019 Service Brakes 6,000 mi

WHEN SLOWING WITH THE FRONT BRAKE THERE IS A PULSING SENSATION, LIKE THE BRAKE GRABS AND THEN RELEASES. I FIRST NOTICED THIS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH STRONG BREAKING FROM ABOUT 70 MPH. IT FELT LIKE A STRONG HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF THE BIKE. IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE AT LOWER SPEEDS, WHEN S...

Dec 16, 2019 Wheels 6,000 mi

WHEN SLOWING WITH THE FRONT BRAKE THERE IS A PULSING SENSATION, LIKE THE BRAKE GRABS AND THEN RELEASES. I FIRST NOTICED THIS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH STRONG BREAKING FROM ABOUT 70 MPH. IT FELT LIKE A STRONG HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION IN THE FRONT OF THE BIKE. IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE AT LOWER SPEEDS, WHEN S...

Sep 25, 2019 Service Brakes 70 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 KTM 790 ADVENTURE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PEDAL WAS BLUE (INDICATING HEAT). THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT GREASED THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER PIN. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO SCUDER...

Sep 25, 2019 Service Brakes 70 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 KTM 790 ADVENTURE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PEDAL WAS BLUE (INDICATING HEAT). THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT GREASED THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER PIN. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO SCUDER...