Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling. It has been recalled 1 time.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defect. ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, WHEN THE ENGINE IS RETURNING TO IDLE IT MAY STALL.
Risk. IF THE MOTORCYCLE STALLS, THE RIDER WILL HAVE TO RESTART THE ENGINE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND DOWNLOAD NEW ENGINE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 17, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TRIUMPH AT 678-854-2010.
TWIN-CAM TIMING CHAIN AND RELATED CRANK DRIVE SPROCKET, KEYWAY, AND CHAIN TENSIONER. MATERIAL QUALITY USED IN MANUFACTURE OF PART(S) CAUSED PROGRESSIVE DAMAGE; THOUGH CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WAS AVOIDED BY DELIVERING THE MOTORCYCLE TO THE DEALER FOR WARRANTY REPAIR. THIS ACTION MAY HAVE BEEN ONLY MOMENTS FROM MAJOR CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THE YEAR GROUP OF TRIUMPH ROCKET III MOTORCYCLES FOR WHICH THIS FAULT IS KNOWN TO EXIST, BASED UPON HUNDREDS OF FORUM DISCUSSIONS, RANGES FROM 2005 THROUGH 2007 MODEL YEARS (ALL YEAR MODELS SINCE PRODUCTION BEGAN). THE MANUFACTURER (TRIUMPH) REMAINS CLOSED MOUTHED AS TO THE BASE CAUSE FOR THIS MECHANICAL FAILURE; THOUGH A VERY MINUTE KEYWAY DEVICE COULD VERY WELL BE THE PRINCIPLE CAUSE. IT IS SAID THAT OVER 100 OWNERS OF THIS MOTORCYCLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME MECHANICAL FAILURE. NUMEROUS HAVE RESULTED IN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE LEADING TO FULL VALVE TRAIN AND ENGINE HEAD REPLACEMENT. *TR
1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.
Most recent recall on file: Sep 26, 2007. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.