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2018 KTM 1290 Super Adventure R Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Apr 6, 2021
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jun 25, 2019

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2018 KTM 1290 Super Adventure R. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Suspension
Filed Apr 6, 2021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 KTM 1090 ADVENTURE R. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SUBFRAME WAS FRACTURED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO KEN & JOE'S HONDA KAWASAKI KTM (21618 GOLDEN TRIANGLE RD, SANTA CLARITA, CA 91350, (661) 254-2929) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PAINT WAS CRACKING. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS AFRAID TO RIDE THE MOTORCYCLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,200.*DT

NHTSA ID
11406683
Incident
Sep 22, 2020
Mileage
2,200 mi
Electrical
Filed Jun 25, 2019

THE KEYLESS IGNITION ON THE MOTORCYCLE DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. MANY TIMES IT WILL SAY THE KEY IS OUT OF RANGE, THIS COULD CAUSE AN ISSUE IF THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TO STALL. WHEN MOVING AND TURNED ON IT WILL REPORT KEY OUT OF RANGE. WHEN TURNED OFF AND ATTEMPTING TO START THE MOTORCYCLE WILL NOT TURN ON. THIS ISSUE HAS WIDELY BEEN REPORTED BY OWNERS. HTTPS://ADVRIDER.COM/F/THREADS/STRANGE-KEYFOB-PROBLEM-1290-SAS.1385383/ HTTPS://ADVRIDER.COM/F/THREADS/ANOTHER-KEY-FOB-ISSUE-2017-1290R.1297799/ HTTPS://ADVRIDER.COM/F/THREADS/KEY-NOT-IN-RANGE.1260362/ HTTPS://ADVRIDER.COM/F/THREADS/KEY-NOT-IN-RANGE.1260362/ HTTP://WWW.KTMSMT.COM/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?F=29&T=11926

NHTSA ID
11222490
Incident
Jun 3, 2019
Mileage
1,980 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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