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KTM recalls all LC4 models

Australian recall notice announced

KTM Australia has recalled all LC4-powered 690 models from 2018 to 2020 over a clutch issue.

Owners have been asked to book their bikes into the workshops of authorised KTM dealers for an inspection and possible free replacement of the clutch slave cylinder.

“Damage to the seal caused by deviations in assembly may impair the function of the clutch slave cylinder,” the official notice issued through the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and says.

“All components of the version with a bellow gasket must therefore be replaced with the  new version without a bellow gasket.

“If the clutch fails to disengage it could result in a loss of motorcycle control increasing the risk of an accident causing serious injury or death to the rider and/or passenger or bystanders.” 

Customers with affected motorcycles have been advised by letter, but those who have bought the bikes second-hand in a private sale may not yet be aware.

The recall affects 576 motorcycles including the 690 Enduro R and 690 SMC R.

It follows a July recall of KTM motorcycles over an issue with the engine locking.

It’s not been a good year for KTM with four other recalls so far which is more than any other manufacturer.

VINs of affected bikes are:

VBKLEV401LM792967 VBKLEV409LM784437 VBKLET40XJM716178 VBKLET409JM716043
VBKLEV406LM798134 VBKLEV404LM792980 VBKLEV407LM792892 VBKLET401JM716036
VBKLSV403LM783499 VBKLEV408KM745935 VBKLEV40XLM797570 VBKLET407JM721094
VBKLEV407LM792729 VBKLET40XJM719162 VBKLEV402KM760009 VBKLEV409KM746009
VBKLEV408LM793257 VBKLEV409LM793249 VBKLEV409KM765840 VBKLET408JM719225
VBKLEV409LM793252 VBKLEV409LM797995 VBKLEV404KM746029 VBKLET40XJM719226
VBKLET401JM719244 VBKLET409JM721095 VBKLEV404KM765826 VBKLET406JM719224
VBKLEV40XKM745936 VBKLEV40XKM765815 VBKLEV407LM784503 VBKLET405JM719229
VBKLEV404LM793255 VBKLET403JM719150 VBKLSV400KM752709 VBKLET403JM721092
VBKLET409JM715961 VBKLEV404LM797998 VBKLET409JM721145 VBKLET407JM721130
VBKLEV405LM793247 VBKLET406JM716212 VBKLET401JM715968 VBKLEV406KM759719
VBKLET408JM721105 VBKLEV405LM792891 VBKLET402JM716045 VBKLET406JM715979
VBKLET403JM720878 VBKLEV400LM798002 VBKLEV404LM792882 VBKLET400JM721132
VBKLEV401LM783072 VBKLEV406LM784508 VBKLSV402KM749827 VBKLEV402KM765839
VBKLET400JM719218 VBKLET407JM716025 VBKLEV405LM797721 VBKLET401JM716151
VBKLET401JM719230 VBKLEV409KM745944 VBKLSV408LM783658 VBKLET404JM719237
VBKLET402JM719155 VBKLEV402KM745946 VBKLET401JM719213 VBKLET400JM721101
VBKLET408JM716213 VBKLEV400LM784519 VBKLET403JM715972 VBKLET404JM721117
VBKLEV406LM780930 VBKLEV40XKM745984 VBKLEV407LM797896 VBKLET406JM719272
VBKLET408JM719239 VBKLET404JM715950 VBKLSW402KM740406 VBKLET401JM715971
VBKLEV408KM745997 VBKLSV404LM791949 VBKLSV408KM749654 VBKLET407JM716218
VBKLEV400LM784438 VBKLET406JM721104 VBKLET40XJM716164 VBKLEV40XKM750246
VBKLEV409LM784440 VBKLSV402LM791951 VBKLET401JM721107 VBKLEV402LM797577
VBKLEV405KM762031 VBKLEV408LM798166 VBKLEV409LM797897 VBKLET40XJM719193
VBKLET407JM715960 VBKLEV403LM792890 VBKLEV408KM746048 VBKLSV404LM798948
VBKLET401JM721043 VBKLEV407LM793119 VBKLET403JM716040 VBKLSV409LM783510
VBKLEV406LM793256 VBKLEV406LM797906 VBKLEV402KM762262 VBKLSW401KM740400
VBKLET408JM719256 VBKLET409JM715989 VBKLET403JM716202 VBKLEV409LM798144
VBKLET400JM713550 VBKLEV404KM759721 VBKLET405JM716170 VBKLET404JM721036
VBKLET409JM720898 VBKLEV409LM798130 VBKLET402JM721035 VBKLEV402LM784411
VBKLET403JM713543 VBKLET402JM715977 VBKLEV407KM746042 VBKLET401JM716179
VBKLEV400LM798145 VBKLET400JM721082 VBKLEV40XKM746021 VBKLEV402KM765842
VBKLET400JM721096 VBKLEV405KM746041 VBKLET406JM715948 VBKLET407JM715974
VBKLET408JM716194 VBKLET404JM721067 VBKLET401JM715954 VBKLET402JM721097
VBKLEV409KM759715 VBKLET40XJM721137 VBKLET400JM719199 VBKLSV404LM783494
VBKLET403JM721108 VBKLET403JM716216 VBKLET406JM715951 VBKLEV408KM746020
VBKLET401JM720880 VBKLET40XJM719243 VBKLET408JM720858 VBKLSV401LM783484
VBKLET408JM716180 VBKLEV403KM746135 VBKLET409JM716219 VBKLET401JM716148
VBKLET408JM721055 VBKLEV409KM746026 VBKLET405JM716184 VBKLEV404LM797886
VBKLEV405LM793250 VBKLET404JM721070 VBKLSV403KM745642 VBKLSV402KM745132
VBKLEV401LM784416 VBKLEV405KM745939 VBKLET40XJM716181 VBKLEV405LM798142
VBKLEV409LM701511 VBKLSV401KM754064 VBKLET402JM720919 VBKLET404JM716029
VBKLEV40XLM798136 VBKLET405JM719196 VBKLEV404LM797905 VBKLSV403KM749657
VBKLEV402LM792881 VBKLET404JM716161 VBKLEV408LM783084 VBKLEV407LM798126
VBKLEV402LM792878 VBKLEV409KM745989 VBKLET40XJM715953 VBKLEV405KM765804
VBKLEV408LM793131 VBKLEV409LM798015 VBKLET400JM716027 VBKLEV408KM765828
VBKLSV405KM753581 VBKLEV403KM746037 VBKLET405JM719201 VBKLEV402KM760284
VBKLEV406LM797744 VBKLET404JM721120 VBKLEW408KM740336 VBKLEV400KM762034
VBKLEV403LM792887 VBKLEV405LM797993 VBKLET400JM713547 VBKLEV400LM798016
VBKLEV406LM783066 VBKLEV409KM746138 VBKLET404JM713549 VBKLEV405LM792969
VBKLET40XJM721090 VBKLEV403LM793246 VBKLEV408LM783232 VBKLEV406LM793130
VBKLEV408LM793128 VBKLEV40XLM793132 VBKLEV404LM792736 VBKLET404JM721134
VBKLEV401KM762267 VBKLEV409LM797625 VBKLEV401LM798025 VBKLET409JM721131
VBKLEV406KM746212 VBKLEV403KM746006 VBKLSV407LM791945 VBKLET409JM721050
VBKLET409JM715958 VBKLET406JM716209 VBKLEV400LM793253 VBKLET403JM719231
VBKLSV405LM783486 VBKLEV407LM792973 VBKLEV405LM797895 VBKLSW403KM740401
VBKLET408JM721119 VBKLEV409LM798127 VBKLSV404KM749960 VBKLET405JM716024
VBKLET403JM719228 VBKLEV402LM783243 VBKLEV406KM745996 VBKLEV400LM798128
VBKLET408JM713554 VBKLSV408KM749671 VBKLSW407KM740403 VBKLSW406KM740411
VBKLET406JM721040 VBKLSV404LM783530 VBKLEV40XLM793258 VBKLET409JM716026
VBKLEV404KM765843 VBKLEV408LM797910 VBKLEV400LM797903 VBKLEV409KM746012
VBKLSV408LM791436 VBKLEV400LM784407 VBKLET404JM720923 VBKLSV408LM783529
VBKLET405JM721143 VBKLET403JM719200 VBKLEV408KM765831 VBKLET404JM716211
VBKLET405JM716217 VBKLET403JM716197 VBKLET408JM719242 VBKLET405JM719232
VBKLET407JM716204 VBKLEV406KM759705 VBKLET408JM721024 VBKLEV401LM797571
VBKLET407JM719233 VBKLET408JM721170 VBKLEV404KM746211 VBKLSV403LM783504
VBKLEV406LM792883 VBKLET401JM716019 VBKLET402JM716207 VBKLET408JM719208
VBKLET409JM719251 VBKLET406JM716193 VBKLEV402LM797997 VBKLEV400LM797996
VBKLEV404LM798004 VBKLSV403KM754082 VBKLET408JM715983 VBKLEV405KM746007
VBKLEV405LM797752 VBKLEV403LM793120 VBKLSV406LM791953 VBKLET401JM719180
VBKLET406JM721071 VBKLEV401KM746215 VBKLEV403KM762254 VBKLEV404LM798164
VBKLEV401LM797909 VBKLSV400KM749664 VBKLET401JM713542 VBKLET400JM715959
VBKLEV40XKM746049 VBKLSW404KM740410 VBKLEV406LM792978 VBKLET403JM719245
VBKLET407JM721063 VBKLEV405KM745942 VBKLET402JM720855 VBKLET407JM721144
VBKLEV402KM745994 VBKLET406JM719241 VBKLEV40XLM783121 VBKLEV408LM798006
VBKLET404JM715981 VBKLET404JM716208 VBKLET405JM721076 VBKLSV403LM783485
VBKLEV407KM746025 VBKLET407JM719216 VBKLET404JM715964 VBKLET405JM713558
VBKLEV400KM765838 VBKLET408JM721069 VBKLEV403LM792968 VBKLET403JM720864
VBKLET40XJM716147 VBKLEV403KM762237 VBKLET403JM716183 VBKLEV406KM746145
VBKLEV408LM797888 VBKLEV40XLM798007 VBKLET403JM715969 VBKLEV407LM798000
VBKLEV406KM762264 VBKLET402JM716014 VBKLSV402KM753814 VBKLEV407LM797574
VBKLET401JM719227 VBKLET404JM715995 VBKLSW409KM740404 VBKLEV406KM765844
VBKLEV403LM783106 VBKLET40XJM715967 VBKLEV404KM745947 VBKLEV407LM793122
VBKLET403JM721044 VBKLET406JM716162 VBKLSV408KM749668 VBKLET407JM716039
VBKLEV40XLM783068 VBKLEV401KM745937 VBKLEV404LM797869 VBKLET405JM721045
VBKLET408JM715949 VBKLET408JM716146 VBKLET404JM719240 VBKLET407JM716199
VBKLEV400LM783077 VBKLEV400LM793124 VBKLET402JM721052 VBKLET406JM716176
VBKLET403JM721075 VBKLEV409LM797642 VBKLSV409KM763255 VBKLSV406KM749667
VBKLEV409LM797902 VBKLEV404KM762036 VBKLEV400LM797884 VBKLEV40XKM746018
VBKLET405JM721059 VBKLEV400LM797898 VBKLET400JM719266 VBKLET406JM721121
VBKLEV408KM745983 VBKLET409JM719198 VBKLET404JM721148 VBKLSV402LM783526
VBKLET403JM719259 VBKLSW409KM740399 VBKLEV403KM762044 VBKLSV402LM783493
VBKLET40XJM720876 VBKLEV407KM745991 VBKLET404JM721084 VBKLET403JM721142
VBKLET408JM721086 VBKLET40XJM716214 VBKLEV404KM745933 VBKLET40XJM719257
VBKLET402JM721133 VBKLSV403KM753871 VBKLEV401LM797893 VBKLET409JM719220
VBKLEV405LM792972 VBKLEV408LM797907 VBKLET40XJM716035 VBKLEV402KM759720
VBKLET407JM720849 VBKLEV403LM797748 VBKLET409JM713546 VBKLEV403KM765834
VBKLET403JM716166 VBKLET402JM716210 VBKLET407JM719166 VBKLET408JM721041
VBKLET408JM719189 VBKLET407JM719250 VBKLEV406LM797887 VBKLEV408KM759723
VBKLEV406LM797999 VBKLSV40XKM749459 VBKLEV407KM745988 VBKLSV403KM753028
VBKLEV406LM797890 VBKLET40XJM716200 VBKLEV409LM797723 VBKLET404JM719268
VBKLEV404LM784510 VBKLET405JM713544 VBKLEV408KM765814 VBKLET409JM719248
VBKLEV40XKM765829 VBKLET405JM721109 VBKLET408JM721038 VBKLET405JM716041
VBKLEV401KM745985 VBKLET402JM719236 VBKLEV402LM793254 VBKLEV407KM746204
VBKLET409JM720870 VBKLET40XJM713541 VBKLET407JM720852 VBKLET402JM719253
VBKLET400JM721065 VBKLET401JM716165 VBKLEV409LM797575 VBKLEV404KM745995
VBKLEV407LM784436 VBKLEV400KM762051 VBKLET408JM715966 VBKLET40XJM721123
VBKLEV408LM797731 VBKLSV40XKM749963 VBKLET40XJM715970 VBKLSV409LM783524
VBKLEV403KM746202 VBKLSV404LM791952 VBKLET404JM721098 VBKLEV402LM784506
VBKLEV405LM798013 VBKLEV400KM746044 VBKLET402JM716000 VBKLET406JM716033
VBKLET407JM721080 VBKLEV408KM746213 VBKLET409JM719234 VBKLSW400KM740405
VBKLEV405LM797573 VBKLET402JM715963 VBKLEV403LM797894 VBKLEV402LM784408
VBKLEV400LM792975 VBKLET407JM720897 VBKLET407JM721113 VBKLEV404LM793126
VBKLEV40XLM797889 VBKLET405JM720879 VBKLEV405KM750249 VBKLET400JM721048
VBKLEV405KM759727 VBKLEV402LM797885 VBKLSV409LM791946 VBKLSV406LM783531
VBKLET404JM720887 VBKLET404JM715978 VBKLET402JM715946 VBKLEV406LM793127
VBKLEV409LM792974 VBKLET409JM716205 VBKLET405JM716203 VBKLET40XJM719159
VBKLET401JM713556 VBKLET407JM715957 VBKLSW405KM740402 VBKLET402JM721102
VBKLEV403LM783090 VBKLEV400KM765841 VBKLET401JM721060 VBKLET400JM719235
VBKLSV407LM783523 VBKLET406JM721118 VBKLET401JM719258
VBKLEV406KM745934 VBKLET407JM720866
VBKLEV405KM762241
VBKLET405JM721112
VBKLET409JM716186
VBKLEV401KM762270
VBKLET401JM721091
VBKLEV409LM798161
VBKLET402JM721066
VBKLET400JM715976
VBKLET400JM721051
VBKLET400JM720868
VBKLEV409KM746219
VBKLEV409KM765837
VBKLEV403KM746216
VBKLET402JM716191
VBKLET400JM715962
VBKLSV404LM783527
VBKLSV405LM783519
VBKLET404JM721103
VBKLEV40XKM759710
VBKLSV400LM783492
VBKLEV403KM762030
VBKLET400JM721115
VBKLSV409KM752708
VBKLET402JM713551
VBKLSV403LM791778
VBKLET407JM721127
VBKLEV40XKM759707
VBKLEV407LM798014
VBKLET407JM713545
VBKLEV405LM792888
VBKLEV406LM797582
VBKLEV406KM762037
VBKLET400JM721079
VBKLET405JM716198
VBKLSV403LM783518
VBKLEV401LM793133
VBKLET400JM719249
VBKLEV403LM783056
VBKLET407JM719247
VBKLET404JM719254
VBKLEV400KM759702
VBKLET400JM721129
VBKLEV40XKM762266
VBKLET401JM721169
VBKLSV404LM783513
VBKLEV408KM762041
VBKLET400JM719252
VBKLEV405LM784516
VBKLET409JM721081
VBKLET400JM719154
VBKLEV406LM701546
VBKLEV401KM746036
VBKLEV408LM792884
VBKLEV400LM783063
VBKLSV40XLM783533
VBKLET408JM715952
VBKLET405JM721093
VBKLEV401LM793245
VBKLEV408LM797891
VBKLEV400KM746139
VBKLSV400LM791785
VBKLEV400KM765824
VBKLSW407KM740398
VBKLEV408LM797745
VBKLET406JM715965
VBKLEV403LM792971
VBKLET401JM715985
VBKLSV403LM783521
VBKLEV405LM784502
VBKLET408JM716177
VBKLET405JM719246
VBKLET405JM715956
VBKLSV405LM791944
VBKLEV402LM798003
VBKLET406JM719255
VBKLSV401KM754078
VBKLSV406KM752990
VBKLEV407LM797901
VBKLEV401LM793259
VBKLET400JM716206
VBKLET402JM719267
VBKLSV401LM783677
VBKLSV402KM745633
VBKLEV403KM745941
VBKLEV406LM797727
VBKLSV408KM745586
VBKLET403JM719214
VBKLEV401KM745940
VBKLEV409LM783062
VBKLET403JM715955
VBKLEV401KM765847
VBKLET409JM721128
VBKLSW405KM740397
VBKLSV406LM798952
VBKLEV407LM797994

For further information, consumers can contact KTM Australia on 1800 644 771 or find their nearest authorised dealer using the dealer search option at https://www.ktm.com/en-au/find-a-dealer.html

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