Consumer Complaint Detail

KTM / 640 ADVENTURE / 2006

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006087107 Incident Date: Aug, 31 2006
Consumer's City: ROCHESTER HILLS Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: KTM North America, Inc.
Model Name: 640 ADVENTURE Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: VBKMXJ4326M Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 29 2006 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 27 2006
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 1 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt*: the contact stated while driving 20 mph off the road, gas was noticed leaking from the gas storage tank cap. the vehicle was taken to the dealership who advised to replace the gas tank cap. upon the cap replacement, the problem persisted. the manufacturer had been contacted by other consumers with the same failure obtaining no resolution other than a cap replacement at the contact expenses. the contact was very concerned because there was no effective resolution for the gas leak, which was unacceptable the safe operation of a recreational vehicle. the 2006 motorcycle make and model were ktm, sx-f manufactured by ktm.*ak