ON THE BUSY I 680 CLOVERLEAF RAMP IN OMAHA, NE, MY 2013 ROCKET TOURING THROTTLE FAILED. THE FAILURE FELT LAS THOUGH A CABLE END BROKE OFF. AFTER I OPENED UP THE THROTTLE HOUSING BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INVESTIGATED, I DISCOVERED THE CABLES WERE FINE BUT THAT THE THROTTLE SLEEVE TAB FAILED INSIDE THE GRIP. I WALKED HOME AND THEN HAD MY BIKE TOWED HOME. I'VE READ OF NUMEROUS FAILURES ON THE TRIUMPH.RAT AND OTHER TRIUMPH WEBSITES OF HEATED GRIP SLEEVES BREAKING. I HAVEN'T READ ABOUT THIS FAILURE ON BIKES WITHOUT THE HEATED GRIP ACCESSORY. THESE FAILURES APPARENTLY OCCUR ON BOTH THE THUNDERBIRD AND ROCKET MODELS, WHICH SHARE THE SAME HEATED GRIP ACCESSORY. MY BIKE IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD (SECOND OWNER) AND I'VE PROBABLY USED THE HEATED GRIPS A DOZEN TIMES. I HAVE NOT USED THE OPTION IN A FEW WEEKS AS THE WEATHER IS WARMER. WHILE IT'S CONJECTURE, THE COMPOSITE MATERIAL THAT THE THROTTLE SLEEVE IS COMPOSED OF SEEMS VERY THIN AND TOO PLIABLE. I DO NOT ABUSE MY BIKE NOR SLAM THE THROTTLE. I ALSO OWN A HONDA GL1800 W/ HEATED GRIPS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM W/ THAT BIKE IN 6 YEARS. *TR
2013 Triumph Rocket Iii Classic Tourin
Routine
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the vehicle speed control. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsVehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 23, 20142,400 milesNE
1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.