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Model year

2020 KTM 790 Adventure R Rally

Motorcycle, built in Austria. Owner complaints on file from Jan 25, 2022 to Feb 25, 2024.

Recalls (1)Complaints (2)Investigations (0)Bulletins (6)
Recall campaigns covering this model year13,707 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints2Close to the median 2020 motorcycle
Severity index0.02020 motorcycles average 7.1
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2020 KTM 790 Adventure R Rally peaked in 2022, with 1 filed

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

00.250.50.751202212023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

50% of complaints about the 2020 KTM 790 Adventure R Rally name electrical system

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

Electrical system
1
Engine and cooling
1
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 2020 KTM 790 Adventure R Rally

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 2020 KTM 790 Adventure R Rally
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
21V-304Apr 30, 2021Front brake master cylinder piston return spring may be too weak to return the brake piston to its original position, reducing the functionality…Brakes3,707Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2020 KTM 790 Adventure R Rally

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 25, 2024Failure Feb 24, 2024Columbia, TNEngine

    The engine has pre-mature wear on the intake cam lobes and cam followers resulting in a failing engine. Engine mileage 11,910.

    NHTSA complaint 11573906
  2. Filed Jan 25, 2022Failure Dec 2, 2021Tacoma, WAElectrical system, Unknown or other

    The TFT screen with display to monitor speed, gas and all driver assist settings has become so saturated with condensation it is unreadable making it impossible to tell what speed I am going or what settings I have the driver assist controls set to.

    NHTSA complaint 11448924
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

6 manufacturer communications cover this model year

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

  • KTB2415 Sep 4, 2024 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    KTM will also retroactively examine warranty or goodwill applications if customers of affected models have already had repairs carried out at their own expense by an authorized KTM dealer in the past due to damaged camshafts or finger followers. If the cond…
  • KTB2410 Jul 8, 2024 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    Even though complaints have been reported about the camshafts on the 790 Duke/Adventure MY 2018- 2020 models, examinations of the allegedly defective camshafts have shown that a large proportion of these camshafts are in order. In these cases, it is not a q…
  • KTB2106 Apr 20, 2021 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    On affected motorcycles there is a possibility that the preload force of the return spring is too low and does not meet the specified tolerance. This could result in the brake piston not being returned to its original position which in rare cases can impair…
  • TB2012 Apr 15, 2020 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    KTM North America, Inc. has identified a technical problem using the XC_2 tool when attempting to purchase and install some of the Technical Accessories Software Extensions for the above-mentioned model motorcycles.
  • TB202R1 Apr 16, 2020 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    This bulletin supersedes KTB2012 dated April 15, 2020 because the 2020 890 DUKE R software installation errors have been resolved. KTM North America, Inc. has identified a technical problem using the XC_2 tool when attempting to purchase and install some of…
  • TB2012R2 Jul 14, 2020 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    For the 2019 and 2020 790 ADVENTURE and 790 ADVENTURE R models, KTM has enabled the ability to purchase and install the Quickshifter+ technical accessory software extension again using only the XC_2 diagnostic tool. On certain 2020 790 ADVENTURE R RALLY mod…
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.
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