Ktm 1290 Super Duke R, model year 2020. Filed by KTM North America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 26 February 2021. 521 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says KTM North America, Inc. (KTM) is recalling certain 2020 1290 Super Duke R motorcycles. The wiring harness located in the rear of the motorcycle may be routed incorrectly, which could result in wiring damage and an electrical short-circuit.
Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA, or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on.
KTM's own number for this recall: TB2104. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V122 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 21V122 cover?
- KTM 1290 Super Duke R, model year 2020.
- What is wrong with them?
- KTM North America, Inc. (KTM) is recalling certain 2020 1290 Super Duke R motorcycles. The wiring harness located in the rear of the motorcycle may be routed incorrectly, which could result in wiring damage and an electrical short-circuit.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- An electrical short-circuit could cause the engine to stall, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. KTM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear wiring harness, and repair as necessary. In addition, dealers will modify a piece of the bodywork called the "tail end lower part" to correct the routing of the wiring harness and add wiring protection and cable ties.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Ktm calls this recall TB2104, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
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: “An electrical short-circuit could cause the engine to stall, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 21V122 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | KTM North America, Inc. |
| System at fault | Electrical System:Wiring |
| Reported to NHTSA | 26 February 2021 |
| Model years | 2020-2020 |
| Vehicles named | KTM 1290 SUPER DUKE R |
What the notice says today
The consequence
An electrical short-circuit could cause the engine to stall, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
The remedy
KTM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear wiring harness, and repair as necessary. In addition, dealers will modify a piece of the bodywork called the "tail end lower part" to correct the routing of the wiring harness and add wiring protection and cable ties. Repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began March 24, 2021. KTM's number for this recall is TB2104.
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 1,836 notices in the record whose component field names electrical system. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 41 days.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
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- 25V598: 2022-2023 Husqvarna Svartpilen 401, Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, and 2022-2024 KTM 390 Adventure motorcycles
- 25V074: 2022-2024 Husqvarna FE 350s, FE 501s, and 2024-2025 GASGAS ES 350 and ES 500 motorcycles
- 24V642: 2022-2024 (KTB) MV and PV truck bodies
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The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 21V122 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
0f05a07c - Consequence
54e19cb4 - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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