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2014 KTM 690 Enduro R Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 Jul 22, 2020
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2014 KTM 690 Enduro R, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

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

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Engine2100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Engine

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

****NOTE - THIS IS A DIRT BIKE, NOT A HIGHWAY VEHICLE.**** TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KTM 350 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER, LOCATED IN DENVER, COLORADO, WHERE THE STATOR AND THE PULSE GENERATOR WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BY AN UNSPECIFIED EMAIL WITHOUT A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000. ## VIN PASSED ## 2014 KTM 350 ##

NHTSA ID 11340932 · filed Jul 22, 2020

ON AUGUST 9, 2014 AT 2:00 PM WHILE RIDING THE KTM 690 ENDURO R ,I "[XXX]" STOPPED FOR LUNCH AFTER RIDING THE MOTORCYCLE FOR TWO HOURS. I LOOKED OVER THE MOTORCYCLE AND SAW ENGINE OIL POOLING FROM LEFT SIDE OF THE MOTOR. I LOOKED CLOSER AND SAW THAT THE ENGINE OIL WAS LEAKING AND POOLING INTO THE MOTORCYCLE'S ENGINE COVER FOR THE STATOR AND ALSO LEAKING DOWN INTO AND POOLING IN THE SKID PLATE IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE. AFTER CLEANING THE OIL OFF I RODE THE MOTORCYCLE HOME I HAD MORE ENGINE OIL IN THOSE SAME AREAS. I DID NOT RIDE THE MOTORCYCLE AFTER THAT. I CONTACTED THE MOTORCYCLE DEALER ,STARR CITY MOTORSPORTS OF ROANOKE VA AND SCHEDULED A TIME FOR THEM TO REPAIR THE LEAK ON 8/13/2014.THEY REPLACED THE STATOR GASKET, AFTER WAIT AFTER WAITING EIGHT HOURS THEY GAVE THE MOTORCYCLE BACK. WHEN RIDING THE BIKE BACK TO LOAD IT IN MY TRUCK I NOTICED THE REPAIR DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. I STILL HAD MOTOR OIL LEAKING FROM THE LEFT SIDE POOLING ON THE ENGINE COVER. THE MECHANIC REINSPECTED THE MOTORCYCLE AND SAW THE OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE BASE GASKET OF THE CYLINDER. THE MOTORCYCLE IS STILL CURRENTLY IN THEIR SHOP FOR REPAIRS AWAITING PARTS. I PURCHASED THE BIKE FROM STARR CITY MOTORSPORTS ON AUGUST 6, 2014 BRAND NEW. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID 10625957 · filed Aug 18, 2014

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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