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2006 Ktm 300 XC-W

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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29Owner complaints

Model-year median: 18.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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2007
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Fuel System, Gasoline
25Fuel System, Other
2Electrical System
1Equipment
1Fuel System, Diesel
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 17 of 29 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 25 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Equipment. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports0 fire reports7 injury reports

Fuel System, Diesel complaints

1 reports
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10 miles · Mar 1, 2007
Fuel System, Diesel

I HAVE HAD LEAKING ISSUES WITH THE FUEL CAP ON MY KTM MOTORCYCLE. I BOUGHT THE BIKE NEW IN SEPTEMBER OF 2005. THE GAS CAP STARTED LEAKING ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. KTM SUPPLIED A NEW CAP BUT IT LEAKED SHORTLY AFTER INSTALLATION AS WELL. THE CAP ALSO SWELLED AND BECAME HARD TO REMOVE. I THEN GOT A 3RD CAP THAT I PAID FOR AND IT ALSO LE…

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I HAVE HAD LEAKING ISSUES WITH THE FUEL CAP ON MY KTM MOTORCYCLE. I BOUGHT THE BIKE NEW IN SEPTEMBER OF 2005. THE GAS CAP STARTED LEAKING ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. KTM SUPPLIED A NEW CAP BUT IT LEAKED SHORTLY AFTER INSTALLATION AS WELL. THE CAP ALSO SWELLED AND BECAME HARD TO REMOVE. I THEN GOT A 3RD CAP THAT I PAID FOR AND IT ALSO LEAKS BUT HAS NOT SWOLLEN. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10183918

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

0

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