Royal Enfield Continental Gt 650, Royal Enfield Interceptor 650, model years 2018 to 2020. Filed by Royal Enfield North America Limited and reported to NHTSA on 3 February 2021. 4,403 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Royal Enfield North America Limited (Royal Enfield) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Continental GT 650 and Interceptor 650 motorcycles. Road salt may cause corrosion on the brake calipers.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 21V045 cover?
- Royal Enfield Continental GT 650, Royal Enfield Interceptor 650, model years 2018-2020.
- What is wrong with them?
- Royal Enfield North America Limited (Royal Enfield) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Continental GT 650 and Interceptor 650 motorcycles. Road salt may cause corrosion on the brake calipers.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Corroded brake calipers may cause the brakes to drag or decrease braking performance, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Royal Enfield will notify owners, and dealers will replace front and rear calipers, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 15, 2021. Owners may contact Royal Enfield customer service at 1-866-600-1122.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Corroded brake calipers may cause the brakes to drag or decrease braking performance, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 21V045 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Royal Enfield North America Limited |
| System at fault | Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Caliper |
| Reported to NHTSA | 3 February 2021 |
| Model years | 2018-2020 |
| Vehicles named | ROYAL ENFIELD CONTINENTAL GT 650, ROYAL ENFIELD INTERCEPTOR 650 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Corroded brake calipers may cause the brakes to drag or decrease braking performance, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Royal Enfield will notify owners, and dealers will replace front and rear calipers, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 15, 2021. Owners may contact Royal Enfield customer service at 1-866-600-1122.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 583 notices in the record whose component field names service brakes, hydraulic. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 37 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 21V045, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v045/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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Other Royal Enfield notices we hold
- 24V713: 2023 Himalayan, Classic 350, Meteor 350, Hunter 350, Super Meteor 650, Int 650, and Continental GT 650 motorcycles
- 23V129: 2017-2021 Himalayan motorcycles
All 3 Royal Enfield campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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- Defect summary
14d1b9e6 - Consequence
21d5e2d7 - Remedy
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