NHTSA lists 12 complaints for the 2025 KTM 390 Adventure R, 1 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-10.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as KTM 390 ADVENTURE R.
At a glance
Complaints
12
With crash
1
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
2
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
6,546
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
7
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
Top systems
System
Complaints
Share of this vehicle's complaints
ENGINE
6
50.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5
41.7%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
4
33.3%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2
16.7%
STRUCTURE
2
16.7%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
16.7%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
8.3%
Top subsystems
System
Subsystem
Complaints
STRUCTURE
MOTORCYCLE
2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TURN SIGNAL
1
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.
Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.
Defect: KTM North America, Inc. (KTM) is recalling certain 2025 390 Adventure R, 390 SMC R, 390 Adventure X, and 390 Enduro R motorcycles. Engine vibrations may cause the side stand spring to break and the side stand to fall to the ground. (excerpt)
Consequence: A motorcycle side stand that falls to the ground while riding can shut off the ignition, increasing the risk of a crash or injury. (excerpt)
Remedy: Owners are advised to secure the side stand before riding the motorcycle until the remedy has been completed. Dealers will replace the side stand spring and install a new side stand sensor retaining plate, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on February 17, 2026. Owners may contact KTM customer service at 1-888-985-6090. The manufacturer's number for this recall is (excerpt)
Date: 2025-12-01. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
Defect: KTM North America, Inc. (KTM) is recalling certain 2024 Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Husqvarna Svartpilen 401, 2024-2025 390 Duke, 2025 390 SMC R, 390 Enduro R, 390 Adventure X, and 390 Adventure R motorcycles. The engine control software may cause the engine to stall at low rpms, resulting in a loss of power.
Consequence: A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash or injury.
Remedy: KTM and Husqvarna dealers will inspect the motorcycles and update the electronic control unit engine management system (ECU EMS) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 23, 2026. Owners may contact KTM customer service at 1-888-985-6090. The manufacturer's numbers for this recall are KTB2513 & HTB2508.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
7 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
STRUCTURE
2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
WHEELS
1
11031355
Date: 2026-04-06. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EXTERIOR LIGHTING.
KTM North America, Inc. has identified a deviation that may cause the turn signal flashers to blink at a rate that is faster than normal. To resolve this, an update of the dashboard software is required. This software update solves the possibility of the turn signal flashers blinking too fast, parti
11027873
Date: 2025-12-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.
KTM North America, Inc. has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists with certain model motorcycles listed above. Engine vibrations may cause the side stand spring on forged side stands to break. A broken side stand spring may cause the side stand to deploy while the m
11027872
Date: 2025-12-02. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
KTM North America, Inc. has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists with certain model motorcycles listed above pertaining to the engine control unit software. An issue with the originally installed engine control unit software may cause the engine to stall at low rpms
11024625
Date: 2025-09-12. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: WHEELS.
During quality inspections, it was found that some front wheel collars did not meet the specification. Therefore, the collars must be checked on all affected vehicles and replaced if necessary.
11021874
Date: 2025-08-07. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.
During quality checks, it was determined that the installed side stand spring does not meet our quality standards. For this reason, the side stand spring must be replaced on all affected motorcycles that are linked to this bulletin in Dealer.net. As part of the PDI, the routing of the engine brea
11021873
Date: 2025-07-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
A software update is now available to support Quickshifter+. To ensure proper vehicle operation at the time of delivery, it is also necessary to perform an initialization run during the pre-delivery inspection (PDI). Refer to KTB2504, attached.
11021864
Date: 2025-07-12. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
To ensure the 2025 390 models listed above are performing correctly at the time of delivery, it is necessary to perform an initialization run during the pre-delivery inspection (PDI). An overview of the steps necessary to perform the initialization run are listed below. Instructions for performing
Notes on this record
Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.