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Model year

2020 KTM 1290 Super Adventure S

Motorcycle, built in Austria. Owner complaints on file from Aug 28, 2020 to Feb 9, 2021.

Recalls (0)Complaints (2)Investigations (0)Bulletins (0)
Recall campaigns covering this model year0No recall campaign lists this model year
Owner complaints2Close to the median 2020 motorcycle
Severity index0.02020 motorcycles average 7.1
First 24 months2Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2020 KTM 1290 Super Adventure S peaked in 2020, with 1 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

00.250.50.75120201202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 2020 KTM 1290 Super Adventure S name fuel system

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Fuel system
2
Electrical system
1
Engine and cooling
1
Brakes
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

No recall campaign lists the 2020 KTM 1290 Super Adventure S

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2020 KTM 1290 Super Adventure S

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

2 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed Feb 9, 2021Failure Feb 5, 20212,200 milesHillsboro, VAElectrical system, Fuel/propulsion system

    THIS MOTORCYCLE HAS A PUSH BUTTON START SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE KEY ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS RENDERING THE MOTORCYCLE INOPERABLE. THE MOTORCYCLE HAD TO BE TOWED IN ON ALL 3 OCCASIONS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD POSSESSION OF THE MOTORCYCLE FOR MORE THAN TWO MONTHS TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM WHEN RESEARCHED ON GOOGLE AND FORUMS.

    NHTSA complaint 11395447
  2. Filed Aug 28, 2020Failure Aug 27, 2020400 milesBigfork, MTEngine, Fuel/propulsion system, Service brakes

    ENGINE QUIT WHILE RIDING ON A STATE HIGHWAY, NEARLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, NEARLY REAR-ENDED FROM REARWARD TRAFFIC, AND LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE LEANING BIKE DURING NORMAL CORNERING. SERIOUS ENGINE OIL LEAKAGE FROM TIME MOTORCYCLE WAS NEW, PUTTING OIL ON REAR TIRE. PLUS DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP IN ENGINE CAUSED ENGINE TO UNEXPECTEDLY STOP RUNNING.

    NHTSA complaint 11351782
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
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Service bulletins

No manufacturer communications on file

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.
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