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Ktm 690 Smc R Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 11 owner complaints across 6 model years of the Ktm 690 Smc R (2019–2025). The most-complained-about year is 2021.

1
safety recalls, all years
11
owner complaints, all years
2019
year with most recalls
2021
year with most complaints

Pick your Ktm 690 Smc R model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2025 Ktm 690 Smc R02
2023 Ktm 690 Smc R01
2022 Ktm 690 Smc R01
2021 Ktm 690 Smc R04
2020 Ktm 690 Smc R12
2019 Ktm 690 Smc R11

What Ktm 690 Smc R owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 11 complaints with NHTSA. The 2021 model year has the most, with 4.

All Ktm 690 Smc R recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Ktm 690 Smc R, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Slave cylinder (power train)

    NHTSA 21V792000 Reported 8,398 vehicles potentially affected KTM North America, Inc.

    KTM North America, Inc. (KTM) is recalling certain 2018-2020 690 Enduro R, Vitpilen 701, 701 Enduro, 701 Supermoto, 2019-2020 690 SMC R, Svartpilen, 2018-2019 690 Duke, and 2020 701 Enduro LR motorcycles. The bellow-style gasket on the clutch slave cylinder may have been damaged during manufacturing, which could cause the clutch to…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the clutch slave cylinder and replace it if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 3, 2021. Owners may contact KTM customer service at…

    Model years: 2019, 2020

Other Ktm models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.