Product Recall Number: 21-727
Why was KTM SX-E 5 and Husqvarna EE-5 Motorcycles recalled?
Water can get into the battery causing a short circuit, posing a crash hazard.
Product Recall Number: 21-727
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2021-03-11
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: KTM SX-E 5 and Husqvarna EE-5 Motorcycles
Description: This recall involves model year 2021 KTM SX-E 5 and Husqvarna EE-5 closed course/competition mini-motorcycles with an electric motor. The KTM off-road motorcycles are orange with white and blue with the KTM logo on both sides of the shrouds. The Husqvarna motorcycles are white, blue and yellow with the Husqvarna logo on both sides of the shrouds. The recalled motorcycles have the letter M in the 10th position of the vehicle identification number (VIN). The VIN number is located on the right side of the steering head.
Hazard Description: Water can get into the battery causing a short circuit, posing a crash hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 300
Incidents: No incidents or injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop riding the recalled motorcycles and contact an authorized KTM or Husqvarna Motorcycles dealer, respective of their motorcycle brand, to schedule a free repair. KTM and Husqvarna Motorcycles are contacting all known purchasers directly.
Sold At: KTM and Husqvarna Motorcycles authorized dealers nationwide from June 2020 through September 2020 for between $5,100 and $5,200.
Importers: KTM North America Inc., of Amherst, Ohio
Manufacturers: KTM AG, of Austria
Distributors: KTM North America Inc. and Husqvarna Motorcycles North America Inc., of Murrieta, Calif.
Manufactured In: Austria
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed