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Model year

2016 KTM 1290 Super Duke R

Motorcycle, built in Austria. Owner complaints on file from Oct 17, 2018 to Dec 25, 2018.

Recalls (1)Complaints (2)Investigations (0)Bulletins (0)
Recall campaigns covering this model year12,361 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints2Close to the median 2016 motorcycle
Severity index0.02016 motorcycles average 9.6
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2016 KTM 1290 Super Duke R peaked in 2018, with 2 filed

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

00.511.522018220192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 2016 KTM 1290 Super Duke R name brakes

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

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

One recall campaign covers the 2016 KTM 1290 Super Duke R

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Recall campaigns for the 2016 KTM 1290 Super Duke R
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
18V-033Jan 10, 2018Piston within the Brembo front brake master cylinder may failBrakes2,361Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2016 KTM 1290 Super Duke R

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 Dec 25, 2018Failure Sep 22, 2017500 milesStaten Island, NYService brakes

    MY MOTORCYCLE'S FRONT BRAKES CREATE A HARMONIC NOISE WHILE COASTING AND APPLYING THE FRONT BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM IS SO BAD THAT THE HANDLEBARS VIBRATE TO THE POINT OF CONCERN AND CAN BE HAND NUMBING. KTM HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM BUT IS UNWILLING TO FIX IT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY HAVE MADE A FEW ATTEMPTS, BUT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO TRY ANYMORE. THEY ARE SAYING IT'S A NORMAL FEATURE. THE NOISE AND VIBRATION CAN BE WITNESSED JUST PUSHING THE MOTORCYCLE.

    NHTSA complaint 11163329
  2. Filed Oct 17, 2018Failure Apr 28, 201883 milesCentralia, WAService brakes

    PULSING, SQUEALING BRAKES, WARPED FRONT ROTOR DUE TO IMPROPER MOUNTING CLEARANCES ON FRONT WHEEL. CAUSING INCONSISTENT BRAKING DURING SLOW SPEED. BRAKES ARE CATCHING EVEN WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE. PRESENT SINCE I PURCHASE THE MOTORCYCLE WITH 83 MILES ON THE ODOMETER ON 4/28/18. WAS NOT PRESENT DURING TEST RIDE. I'M OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY SO DEALER WILL NOT FIX FOR FREE.

    NHTSA complaint 11141019
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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