NHTSA campaign 07V243000
KTM Recall 07V-243: CHAIN SLIDER GUARD MOUNTING BOLTS
NHTSA recall 07V243000 was reported by KTM NORTH AMERICA, INC on June 5, 2007, with 1,092 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the KTM 950 Superenduro, KTM 990 Adventure and KTM 990 Adventure-S for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on June 8, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V243000 (also written 07V-243 or 07V243)
- Filed by
- KTM NORTH AMERICA, INC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,092 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V243000. 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 Superenduro
- 2007 · Vehicles built November 23, 2006 – May 3, 2007 (per NHTSA)
KTM 990 Adventure
- 2007 · Vehicles built November 23, 2006 – May 3, 2007 (per NHTSA)
KTM 990 Adventure-S
- 2007 · Vehicles built November 23, 2006 – May 3, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V243000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, DURING USE THE CHAIN SLIDER GUARD MOUNTING BOLTS MAY BECOME LOOSE AND POSSIBLY FALL OUT. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE POSSIBILITY OF THE CHAIN SLIDER GUARD TO BECOME DETACHED.
Safety consequence
SUBSEQUENTLY, THE CHAIN SLIDER GUARD COULD BECOME CAUGHT IN THE DRIVE CHAIN WHICH MAY LEAD TO A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE CHAIN SLIDER GUARD MOUNTING BOLTS AND PROPERLY SECURE THEM. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 8, 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 07V243000
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.