Ignition button has failed. Motorcycle will shut off randomly while operating. Cannot be restarted.
- NHTSA ID
- 11477171
- Incident
- Aug 2, 2022
Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2019 KTM 1290 Super Adventure S, most frequently naming the electrical category. 2 manufacturer communications are on file.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
Not enough dated records to plot a meaningful trend — 1 month of data.
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
Ignition button has failed. Motorcycle will shut off randomly while operating. Cannot be restarted.
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Updated software is available for the mentioned models. The new software versions contain various improvements for vehicle electronic systems. The update applies to the following models: 2016 1190 ADVENTURE, 1190 ADVENTURE R 2016, 2017 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE (T) 2017, 2018 1090 ADVENTURE R 2017, 2018, 2019 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE R / S
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:CRITICAL FASTENERS
It has been determined that during the engine assembly process that the two screw plugs on the underside of the engine shown in Fig. 2 possibly were not tightened to the specified tightening torque on the following models: 2019 1090 Adventure, 2019 1290 Super Adventure R and 2019 1290 Super Adventure S.
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019Viewing | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.