KTM North America, Inc. (KTM) is recalling certain 2018-2020 690 Enduro R, Vitpilen 701, 701 Enduro, 701 Supermoto, 2019-2020 690 SMC R, Svartpilen, 2018-2019 690 Duke, and 2020 701 Enduro LR motorcycles. The bellow-style gasket on the clutch slave cylinder may have been damaged during manufacturing, which could cause the clutch to become inoperable and not disengage when the clutch lever is pulled in.
Consequence: An inoperable clutch increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the clutch slave cylinder and replace it if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 3, 2021. Owners may contact KTM customer service at 1-888-985-6090. KTM's numbers for this recall are KTB2112 and HTB2110.
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
2 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
50.0%Usable mileage1 / 2 records
100.0%Valid incident date2 / 2 records
100.0%Valid filing date2 / 2 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates2 / 2 records
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
Component complaint heatmap
Component
2018
2019
2020
2023
Fuel/Propulsion System
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
0Unavailable
No examples available for this selection.
0Unavailable
No examples available for this selection.
1100.0%ODI 11720430
Fuel tank is visibly swollen and the plastic shrouds around the fuel tank are buldging and no longer fit properly. This is a documented issue with these bikes and a local dealer i brought the bike to said husqvarna would not warranty the tank.
CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER SEAL FAILURE. ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE OWNERS, THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE POINT. SLAVE CYLINDER FAILED AT 431 MILES RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF CLUTCH FUNCTION WHILE STOPPED AT CONTROLLED INTERSECTION, CAUSING BIKE TO LURCH, AND STALL ACROSS LIMIT LINE.
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
Component failure mileage distribution
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
Power Train
Too few reports for a range
431 mi
1 (sparse)
ODI 11310949 · 431 mi
CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER SEAL FAILURE. ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE OWNERS, THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE POINT. SLAVE CYLINDER FAILED AT 431 MILES RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF CLUTCH FUNCTION WHILE STOPPED AT CONTROLLED INTERSECTION, CAUSING BIKE TO LURCH, AND STALL ACROSS LIMIT LINE.
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
2024-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-02
1
None
ODI 11720430
Fuel tank is visibly swollen and the plastic shrouds around the fuel tank are buldging and no longer fit properly. This is a documented issue with these bikes and a local dealer i brought the bike to said husqvarna would not warranty the tank.
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2020: 0 complaints · 2023: 1 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2020
0
0
0
2023
0
0
1
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2020
0
0
0
2023
1
0
0
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
Component co-occurrence matrix
Component
Fuel/Propulsion System
Power Train
Fuel/Propulsion System
—
0
Power Train
0
—
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
2 patterns with matching reports.
Hard or delayed shifting
1 mentions · 50.0% of complaints
Median mileage: 431 mi (1 usable records).
ODI 11310949 · 431 mi
CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER SEAL FAILURE. ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE OWNERS, THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE POINT. SLAVE CYLINDER FAILED AT 431 MILES RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF CLUTCH FUNCTION WHILE STOPPED AT CONTROLLED INTERSECTION, CAUSING BIKE TO LURCH, AND STALL ACROSS LIMIT LINE.
CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER SEAL FAILURE. ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE OWNERS, THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE POINT. SLAVE CYLINDER FAILED AT 431 MILES RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF CLUTCH FUNCTION WHILE STOPPED AT CONTROLLED INTERSECTION, CAUSING BIKE TO LURCH, AND STALL ACROSS LIMIT LINE.