NHTSA Complaint #11218690 — 2015 KTM 1190 ADVENTURE

FUEL PUMP FAILED WITH NO WARNING WHILE PASSING A VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. IT SHOWED NO SYMPTOMS UNTIL HOT AND UNDER LOAD. WHEN THROTTLE WAS OPENED THE ENGINE SPUTTERED LIKE IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS. EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND BECAME UNRIDABLE. THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY AT IDLE AND WITHOUT A LOAD ON IT (CLUTCH IN). THIS IS A KNOWN KTM PROBLEM IN THE 1190, 1290, AND SUPER DUKE FAMILY. MY FRIEND HAD HIS FUEL PUMP FAIL ON A 1290 EXACT SAME SCENARIO AT 13000 MILES. THERE IS NO WAY TO PREDICT WHEN THE PUMP WILL FAIL AND WHEN IT DOES COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THERE IS AN IMPROVED FUEL PUMP PART NUMBER WHICH ADDRESSES THE FLAW AND KTM IS REACTANT TO PROVIDE THE NEW PUMP CLAIMING THIS FAILURE WAS DUE TO AGE.