NHTSA recall 26V196000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 26V196000 |
| Manufacturer's number | KTB2606 & HTB2603 |
| Manufacturer | KTM North America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2026-03-27 |
| Owners notified | 2026-04-30 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:THROTTLE |
| Units potentially affected | 7974 |
| Part numbers | 94811074000, 95802010044 |
| Report | Quarterly report 1, for 2026 quarter 2 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-28 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 7974 |
| Reported remedied | 618 (7%) |
| 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. is recalling certain 2022-2023 390 Duke and 2022-2024 RC 390 motorcycles. Water may enter the throttle (e-throttle) control unit and cause it to fail, resulting in loss of drive power while riding.
What can happen
Loss of drive power while riding increases the risk of a crash or injury.
The remedy
KTM will inspect and replace the e-throttle control, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 30, 2026. Owners may contact KTM customer service at 1-888-985-6090. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov March 31, 2026. KTM's number for this recall is KTB2606 & HTB2603. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 25V598.
| 2022 KTM 390 DUKE | Built from 2022-01-18. |
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| 2023 KTM 390 DUKE | Built to 2023-07-26. |
| 2022 KTM RC 390 | Built from 2022-01-18. |
| 2023 KTM RC 390 | |
| 2024 KTM RC 390 | Built to 2024-03-22. |
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
| KTB2606 | 2026-04-15. Service bulletin. KTM North America, Inc. has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists with certain model motorcycles listed above. On certain motorcycles, water could enter the throttle (e-throttle) control unit and cause it to fail. A loss of engine power increases the risk of a crash. To remedy this defect, the original e-throttle assembly on all affected motorcycles must be replaced with the new e-throttle assembly that is now available. |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.