2020 KTM 790 Adventure R Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 17%of 6 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 600miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the electrical system of the 2020 KTM 790 Adventure R, 17% of the 6 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 600 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The tft dashboard has a history of going blank while riding. I.e. The speedometer, tachometer, warning lights, gear indicator, traction control indicator, rider mode etc have disappeared while riding. If you cycle the bike down by turning the ignition key to the off setting and then restarting the bike it resets the tft display, but can and has happened repeatedly. This obviously is a safety issue and is documented on youtube for various Ktm models and year. This first occurred on my bike august 5th of 2020. It occurred twice that day and again at a later date. …”
NHTSA complaint #11376978, filed 2020-11, 600 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10180164Jul 14, 2020For the 2019 and 2020 790 ADVENTURE and 790 ADVENTURE R models, KTM has enabled the ability to purchase and install the Quickshifter+ technical accessory software extension again…
- 10180165Apr 16, 2020This bulletin supersedes KTB2012 dated April 15, 2020 because the 2020 890 DUKE R software installation errors have been resolved. KTM North America, Inc. has identified a…
- 10180166Apr 15, 2020KTM North America, Inc. has identified a technical problem using the XC_2 tool when attempting to purchase and install some of the Technical Accessories Software Extensions for…
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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