Model year

2016 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT

Motorcycle, built in Austria. Owner complaints on file from Mar 20, 2017 to Aug 23, 2017.

Recall campaigns covering this model year22,848 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints2Close to the median 2016 motorcycle
Severity index0.02016 motorcycles average 9.6
First 24 months2Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2016 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT peaked in 2017, with 2 filed

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

00.511.5220172201820192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 2016 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT name speed control

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

Speed control
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

2 recall campaigns cover the 2016 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT

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

Recall campaigns for the 2016 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
18V-033Jan 10, 2018Piston within the Brembo front brake master cylinder may failBrakes2,361Part replacement
17V-194Mar 21, 2017Preformed fuel hose can develop small holes or cracks, potentially causing a fuel leakFuel system487Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2016 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT

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 Aug 23, 2017Failure Jun 6, 20171,464 milesBellingham, WAVehicle speed control

    I WAS RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE ON A SCENIC BY-WAY WITH NO SHOULDER TRAVELLING 30MPH IN A 40 MPH ZONE. THE MOTOR TURNED ITSELF OFF DASH LIGHTS FLASHED AND THE BIKE WOULD NOT RESTART. THERE WAS TRAFFIC BEHIND ME AND I COASTED TO A STOP WHERE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART IT FINALLY DID. BUT THEN IT WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" REDUCED POWER WHICH THE DEALER HAD TO CLEAR.

    NHTSA complaint 11019112
  2. Filed Mar 20, 2017Failure Mar 18, 20171,400 milesIrving, TXVehicle speed control

    IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SO FAR. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN ABOUT EVERY THIRTY MINUTES OF RIDING OR SO. EACH TIME I HAD BEEN WAITING AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN I STARTED OFF AND HAD MADE 2 OR 3 SHIFTS AND WAS ACCELERATING LIGHTLY THE BIKE LOST POWER SUDDENLY AND THE MOTORCYCLE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING STARTED FLASHING ON MY INFORMATION PANEL. THE BIKE WOULD ONLY RUN AT IDLE SPEED FOR ANYWHERE FROM A FEW SECONDS TO AS MUCH AS 15 OR 20 SECONDS AND THEN GO INTO A "LIMP IN" MODE WHICH LETS THE THROTTLE WORK A LITTLE. THE POWER OF THE ENGINE IS THEN CUT BACK CONSIDERABLY. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHILE IT'S GOING INTO LIMP MODE, YOU HAVE TO JUST COAST OR PULL OVER AND WAIT UNTIL THE BIKE HAS SOME POWER TO GET GOING AGAIN. LUCKILY IT HASN'T HAPPENED WHILE I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR HAD NOWHERE TO PULL OVER SAFELY YET. IF IT DID, I COULD BE IN A LOT OF TROUBLE FROM ANY VEHICLE BEHIND ME WHO WASN'T READY FOR ME TO BE SUDDENLY SLOWING DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE BIKE HAS LESS THAN 1500 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE EXHAUST CONTROL VALVE IS STICKING CAUSING THE LIMP IN MODE TO BE SET. THEY DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION TO REPAIR IT YET.

    NHTSA complaint 10967127
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
Service bulletins

1 manufacturer communication cover this model year

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

  • KTB2021 Oct 26, 2020 ยท Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    Updated software is available for the 2019 1290 Super Duke GT. Therefore, all of the motorcycles control units must be checked to verify that they have the latest flash file versions installed. If they do not have the latest version, they must be updated.
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.