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KTM announces no less than 20 bike models will have to be brought in over at an authorized dealer for a mandatory check in the fork assembly. The Austrian manufacturer has no specified the number of recalled bikes, but as all of them belong to the 2015 model year family, we can expect that the whole lot must undergo the same procedures.
Secretive as almost always, KTM is not offering too much information on the problem all these bikes have, and only mentions what must be checked. According to official sources, the aim of the current recall is to “to check the correct assembling of the fork´s piston rod and screw cap and ensure maximum operational safety, function and quality of the front wheel.”
Customers who have already received affected bikes have already been notified, and KTM adds that they can anyway find out more by entering their bikes’ VIN number (17 digits) in the dedicate Service area on the KTM website.
Even though that KTM is one of the highly-revered names in the motorcycle industry and the best-selling bike in Europe (by the number of sold units), it looks like nobody is perfect. However, if you want to know how KTM is doing in this late fall, check out our exclusive interview with Thomas Kuttruff or the 2015 KTM 1050 Adventure and 1290 Super Adventure coverage from EICMA 2014.
A problem on the WP assembly line?
This sounds like something might have gone a bit wrong on the assembly line of WP suspensions, as the press release mentions that a problem might occur in the bikes equipped with the WP 4CS fork. As KTM themselves describe the situation, the piston rod inside this fork model might have been assembled improperly, possibly leading to a fork malfunction. Thankfully, no accidents resulting from such a malfunction have been reported, we are told.The checking must be performed by a KTM dealer
Mattighofen adds that the checking must be performed by an authorized dealer and the operation will be carried out involving no cost from the customer. The time needed to sort things out will not exceed 30 minutes, the same source mentions.Customers who have already received affected bikes have already been notified, and KTM adds that they can anyway find out more by entering their bikes’ VIN number (17 digits) in the dedicate Service area on the KTM website.
Here is a list of the models affected by the recall. They are all 2015 model year machines:
- 125 EXC SIX DAYS
- 250 EXC SIX DAYS
- 300 EXC SIX DAYS
- 450 EXC SIX DAYS
- 500 EXC SIX DAYS
- 250 EXC-F SIX DAYS
- 350 EXC-F SIX DAYS
- 300 XC-W SIX DAYS
- 350 XCF-W SIX DAYS
- 125 SX
- 150 SX
- 250 SX
- 250 XC
- 300 XC
- 250 SX-F
- 350 SX-F
- 450 SX-F
- 250 XC-F
- 350 XC-F
- 450 XC-F.
Even though that KTM is one of the highly-revered names in the motorcycle industry and the best-selling bike in Europe (by the number of sold units), it looks like nobody is perfect. However, if you want to know how KTM is doing in this late fall, check out our exclusive interview with Thomas Kuttruff or the 2015 KTM 1050 Adventure and 1290 Super Adventure coverage from EICMA 2014.
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