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2013 Husqvarna Tr650 engine problems

The 2013 Husqvarna Tr650 has 28 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 35% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

28

Engine complaints

35%

Share of year

4

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Tr650 engine complaints by model year28 complaints2013: 28 complaints2014: 17 complaints
Tr650 engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

16V124000EngineMarch 2, 2016 · 1,015 units

Defect

KTM North America, Inc. (KTM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Husqvarna TR650 Terra and TR650 Strada motorcycles manufactured January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2013. The affected motorcycles may unexpectedly stall.

Consequence

A stall increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

The remedy for this recall is still under development. KTM issued an interim notification to owners on August 16, 2016. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact KTM customer service at 1-440-985-3553.

What owners report

MOTORCYCLE EXPERIENCES UNEXPECTED STALLING WHILE OPERATING AT LOW RPM'S AND SPEED. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND APPARENTLY RANDOM, OCCURRING WHILE ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING. TO DATE IT HAS RESULTED IN ONE SLOW SPEED OFF-ROAD CRASH. I WAS NOT INJURED, BUT AM CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM WILL RESULT…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · December 2, 2015 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2013 Husqvarna Tr650 have?

NHTSA has 28 complaints about the 2013 Husqvarna Tr650 engine — 35% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2013 Husqvarna Tr650 engine?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the engine: 16V124000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.