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2020 Royal Enfield Himalayan problems

NHTSA lists 3 complaints for the 2020 Royal Enfield Himalayan, 0 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 ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN.

At a glance

Complaints
3
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
1
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
4,891
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
6

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC266.7%
POWER TRAIN133.3%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags

These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
loss of control133.3%0.90
mechanical failure133.3%0.50
unclear133.3%1.00
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate266.7%0.95
none133.3%0.98

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 3 tagged complaints of 3 complaints (100.0%).

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.

Recalls

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1 recalls.

23V129000

Date: 2023-02-27. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC.

Defect: Royal Enfield North America Limited (Royal Enfield) is recalling certain 2017-2021 Himalayan motorcycles. The salt used to treat the roads in the winter may corrode the brake calipers, causing a decrease or total loss of brake function.

Consequence: A loss of brake function can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the front and rear brake calipers, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a schedule for recall notification. Owners may contact Royal Enfield's customer service at 1-866-600-1122. Royal Enfield's number for this recall is SC-31.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

6 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
EQUIPMENT3
ENGINE2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1

10230857

Date: 2023-01-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE.

The purpose of this communication is to inform you of an updated ECU software version for all USA/Canada Himalayans MY A?A A 17-A?A A 22

10186448

Date: 2021-02-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Communicate a running change to factory tires. Switching from Pirelli to CEAT

10185632

Date: 2021-01-22. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Revised installation instructions for an accessory

10184315

Date: 2020-12-18. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL.

Verification of Himalayan Throttle position sensor setting

10183985

Date: 2018-05-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE, EQUIPMENT.

SUBJECT SERVICE PROCEDURE FOR ENGINE OIL LEVEL CHECK APPLICABLE MODELS ALL B5, C5, GT, Himalayan

10183984

Date: 2016-04-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.

SERVICE PROCEDURE FOR ENGINE OIL LEVEL CHECK

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.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
HIMALAYAN3

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