KTM Recalls
Check open KTM recalls by VIN. CheckMyVIN queries NHTSA's live recall API on every lookup — no stale snapshots, no signup.
How KTM recall lookups work
When you enter a KTM VIN, CheckMyVIN first decodes the vehicle (make, model, model year) against NHTSA VPIC. Those three fields are then sent to the NHTSA recallsByVehicle API, which returns every open campaign on file. Each result shows the official NHTSA campaign number (format: two-digit year, "V" for vehicle, six-digit sequence — e.g. 19V472000), the affected component, a paraphrased plain-English summary, and the dealer remedy. KTM dealers perform recall work at no charge regardless of who currently owns the vehicle.
Why check KTM recalls before buying used?
A used-car dealer is not required to complete open recalls before sale in most US states. Run the VIN before the test drive — if a recall is open, you can either ask the dealer to complete it before delivery, negotiate the price, or schedule the free fix at a KTM authorized dealer after purchase.
Notable past KTM recall campaigns
A few well-documented campaigns to show the kind of data CheckMyVIN surfaces per VIN. Click any campaign number for the full record on nhtsa.gov. Summaries below paraphrase the official NHTSA records — verify against the source for the authoritative wording.
NHTSA campaign 21V304000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
2019-2020 KTM 790 Adventure and 790 Adventure R, 2020 790 Adventure R Rally
The return spring in the front brake master cylinder may be too weak to push the brake piston back to its rest position, leaving the front brake with reduced effectiveness and lengthening stopping distance. KTM dealers replace the return spring at no charge; KTM's internal campaign number is KTM2106.
NHTSA campaign 18V033000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
2015-2016 1290 Super Duke R ABS, 2016 1290 Super Duke R SE ABS and 1290 Super Duke GT ABS, 2017-2018 Super Duke R and 1290 Super Duke GT
The piston inside the Brembo front brake master cylinder can fail, causing a loss of front braking ability and increasing crash risk. KTM dealers replace the piston with an aluminum part free of charge; the campaign began in February 2018.
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, via api.nhtsa.gov/recalls. Campaign numbers and components are verbatim from NHTSA; summaries are paraphrased.
What CheckMyVIN does not do
Some recalls are VIN-specific within a model year — only certain build dates or option packages are affected. NHTSA's public API returns the campaign for the year/make/model; for the final "is my exact VIN affected" answer, KTM also publishes a VIN-specific lookup on their owners site, and you can search any campaign number on the NHTSA recall portal. CheckMyVIN cites every campaign by its official number so you can verify independently.
Want the full spec decode for this KTM — engine code, assembly plant, model year, body class — alongside its recall history? Run it through the KTM VIN Decoder; the report covers both the NHTSA specifications and every open recall in a single sticker.
Researching before you have a VIN in hand? Browse the full KTM recall archive by model year — every NHTSA campaign since 1990, organized by year and model.