On July 8, 2026, KTM North America issued a safety recall report for some 2022 through 2024 Husqvarna FE 501S and FE 350S motorcycles, as well as 2024 GasGas ES 500 and ES 350 motorcycles. The reason: The rear brake calipers used on these particular bikes may be susceptible to a design flaw, in which "the J Juan/BrakTec rear brake caliper primary pin casting can crack/break when rolling backwards, which could cause the caliper bracket to crack/break and possibly cause the caliper to break in forward motion."
Approximately 6,257 individual motorcycles may be affected, which KTM NA estimates is around 1 percent of the population. Additionally, while some issues that result in safety recalls have warning signs noted that may occur ahead of any potentially dangerous situation, this safety recall report notes that this is one that can occur completely without warning.
