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Model year

2018 KTM 1290 Super Duke R

Motorcycle, built in Austria. Owner complaints on file from Nov 11, 2018 to Jun 17, 2019.

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 2018 motorcycle
Severity index0.02018 motorcycles average 6.0
First 24 months2Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2018 KTM 1290 Super Duke R peaked in 2018, with 1 filed

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

00.250.50.7512018120192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 2018 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 2018 KTM 1290 Super Duke R

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 2018 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 2018 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 Jun 17, 2019Failure Jun 1, 20193,102 milesWoodside, NYService brakes

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 KTM 1290 SUPER DUKE R. WHILE RIDING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE MOTORCYCLE SHOOK AND VIBRATED. THE FAILURE BECAME MORE SEVERE AS THE SPEED INCREASED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO GOLD COAST MOTOR SPORTS (2070 JERICHO TURNPIKE, NEW HIGHLAND PARK, NY) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TWO FRONT BRAKE DISCS WERE WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,102.

    NHTSA complaint 11220698
  2. Filed Nov 11, 2018Failure Aug 2, 20181,500 milesWindsor, COService brakes

    FRONT BRAKES ARE INCONSISTENT / GRABBY AT SLOW SPEEDS. <10MPH THEY MAKE A RUBBING NOISE/FEEL AND THE LEVER IS ON/OFF IN LIEU OF PROGRESSIVE AS YOU'D EXPECT. FRONT WHEEL CAN (AND DID) LOCK UP IN PARKING LOT MANEUVERS AND CAUSE A TIP OVER (I SAVED IT). I BELIEVE THE CAUSE IS A MFG DEFECT WITH TOLERANCES FOR FRONT RIM AND CAUSES ROTORS TO WARP. HAS HAPPENED SINCE NEW AND CAN BE CONFIRMED BY PUSHING THE BIKE AROUND (UNMOUNTED) AND YOU CAN FEEL THE RUBBING / NOISE. DEALER CLAIMED NORMAL BEHAVIOR BUT WARPED DISCS DO NOT SUPPORT QUALITY/CONSISTENT BRAKING ON A MOTORCYCLE, ESPECIALLY A HIGH PERFORMANCE MOTORCYCLE.

    NHTSA complaint 11150793
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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