Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2009-16
KTM · Motorcycle - KTM front fork
The product poses a risk of injuries as, due to an incorrect heat treatment process carried out by the supplier of the inner tubes for front forks on the affected motorcycles, there might be a defect in the front fork, which could cause the rider to fall.
- Published
- 01 May 2009
- Notifying authority
- Greece
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary corrective actions taken by the importer.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0579/09
- Model
- 125/150 SX MY 2009, 250 EXC, 250 EXC-F, 250 XCF-W, 250 XC-W, 300 EXC, 300 XC-W MY 2009, 450 SMR MY 2009, 690 Duke MY 2009, 690 SMC MY 2009, 990 SM R MY 2009, 990 SM T MY 2009. <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/images/rapex/2009-w16/0579-09K_front_fork_types.pdf" target="_blank">See also attached list</a><img src="http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/images/pdf.gif" border="0"/>.
Classification
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Risk type
- Injuries
- Country of origin
- Austria
Product description
The recall affects 2009 model year motorcycles, equipped with front forks with specific production dates, as mentioned in the attached form.