NHTSA recall 21V627000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 21V627000 |
| Manufacturer's number | HTB2106 |
| Manufacturer | KTM North America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2021-08-10 |
| Owners notified | 2021-10-01 |
| Component | STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:FAIRING/COWLING/WINDSCREEN:MOUNTING FASTENERS/HARDWARE; SUSPENSION:REAR:MOTORCYCLE FORK/SWINGARM |
| Units potentially affected | 1506 |
| Part numbers | 2100404211030S |
| Report | Quarterly report 19, for 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-28 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 1506 |
| Reported remedied | 937 (62%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
KTM North America, Inc. (KTM) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Husqvarna Motorcycle 701 Vitpilen and 2019-2020 701 Svartpilen motorcycles. The gear teeth on the license plate holder and swingarm may be positioned incorrectly, possibly resulting in a loose rear axle nut, causing the license plate holder to contact the rear wheel.
What can happen
License plate bracket interference with the rear wheel can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and realign the gear teeth on the license plate holder and swingarm, and inspect the tightness of the rear wheel axle collar, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 1, 2021. Owners may contact KTM customer service at 1-888-985-6090. KTM's number for this recall is HTB2106.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
| 2019 HUSQVARNA SVARTPILEN 701 | |
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| 2020 HUSQVARNA SVARTPILEN 701 | |
| 2018 HUSQVARNA VITPILEN 701 | |
| 2019 HUSQVARNA VITPILEN 701 | |
| 2020 HUSQVARNA VITPILEN 701 |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| HTB2110 | 2021-12-01. Service bulletin. Husqvarna Motorcycles North America, Inc. has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists with certain 2018, 2019 and 2020 motorcycles listed above pertaining to the clutch slave cylinder. On affected motorcycles there is a possibility that the bellow style gasket can be damaged caused by deviations during assembly. Damage to the bellow gasket may affect the function of the clutch slave cylinder. This could result in the rider noticing a change in shifting behavior and the clutch becoming inoperable to the point where the clutch will not disengage when the clutch lever is pulled in. To ensure the highest level of safety, performance, reliability and customer satisfaction, it is necessary to replace the clutch slave cylinder on all affected motorcycles that have a bellow style gasket clutch slave cylinder mounted (Fig. 1). |
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| HTB2106 | 2021-12-01. Service bulletin. Husqvarna Motorcycles North America, Inc. has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists with the motorcycle models and years listed below in which the alignment of the gear teeth on the license plate holder and swingarm may be positioned incorrectly. This can lead to twisting of the license plate holder and subsequently to the loosening of the rear wheel axle collar nut. For this reason, the correct mounting position of the license plate holder and torque of the rear axle collar nut must be checked. 2018, 2019, 2020 – VITPILEN 701 2019, 2020 – SVARTPILEN 701 |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.