[Status: Resolved] Dealer refusing key code for my KTM 640 LC4 E - options?

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Blackwidow
Member since February 2023 • 137 posts

How do I retrieve the key code for my KTM 640 LC4 E to program a key?

Posted on September 16, 2024
Adminbot
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Posted on September 17, 2024

Replies (6)

Moonwalker
Member • 57 posts

My KTM 640 LC4 E refuses to start. Could be the key code—trying this fix.

September 17, 2024 Reply
Rustynail
Member • 125 posts

Anyone got tips on key code retrieval for a KTM 640 LC4 E?

September 18, 2024 Reply
Hotwheels
Member • 114 posts

I tried this with my KTM 640 LC4 E but still no luck. Any suggestions?

September 19, 2024 Reply
Uncleben
Member • 90 posts

Still looking for a reliable way to find the key code on my KTM 640 LC4 E.

September 20, 2024 Reply
Luckyluke
Member • 22 posts

I tried this with my KTM 640 LC4 E but still no luck. Any suggestions?

September 21, 2024 Reply
Madhatter
Member • 149 posts

Worked on my cousin’s KTM 640 LC4 E—might work for mine too.

September 22, 2024 Reply

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