NHTSA campaign 07V065000

KTM Recall 07V-065: REAR BRAKE

NHTSA recall 07V065000 was reported by KTM NORTH AMERICA, INC on February 23, 2007, with 2,684 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the KTM 950 Adventure, KTM 950 Adventure S, KTM 950 Supermoto and more for model years 2004–2006. Owners were notified on March 1, 2007, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 07V065000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
07V065000 (also written 07V-065 or 07V065)
Filed by
KTM NORTH AMERICA, INC
Report received
Potentially affected
2,684 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Master Cylinder
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V065000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

KTM

  • KTM 950 Adventure

    • 2004, 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built February 18, 2003 – May 9, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • KTM 950 Adventure S

    • 2004, 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built February 18, 2003 – May 9, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • KTM 950 Superenduro

    • 2006 · Vehicles built February 18, 2003 – May 9, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • KTM 950 Supermoto

    • 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built February 18, 2003 – May 9, 2006 (per NHTSA)
All KTM recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V065000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN 950 MOTORCYCLES, THE REAR BRAKE MAY FEEL SPONGY OR SOFT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE. THIS COULD LEAD TO IMPROPER REAR BRAKING.

Safety consequence

IMPROPER REAR BRAKING COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

KTM DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 1, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KTM AT 1-440-985-3553.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 07V065000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.