Product Recall Number: 16-718
Why was KTM Competition/Closed Course Off-Road Motorcycles recalled?
Under extreme riding conditions, fuel can escape from the tank breather assembly. This poses a risk of fire and injury to the rider.
Product Recall Number: 16-718
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2015-12-30
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: KTM Competition/Closed Course Off-Road Motorcycles
Description: Under extreme riding conditions, fuel can escape from the tank breather assembly. This poses a risk of fire and injury to the rider.
Hazard Description: Under extreme riding conditions, fuel can escape from the tank breather assembly. This poses a risk of fire and injury to the rider.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 550
Incidents: None reported
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop riding the recalled motorcycles and contact an authorized KTM dealer to schedule a free repair. KTM is contacting consumers who purchased the recalled product directly.
Sold At: Authorized KTM dealers nationwide from August 2014 to December 2014 for about $7,900 for the 2015 model year, from June 2015 to July 2015 for about $8,000 for the 2016 model year.
Importers: KTM North America Inc., of Amherst, Ohio
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: KTM Motorrad AG, of Austria
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed