2016 Triumph Speed Triple R

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Service Brakes	3		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Electrical System › Wiring17V700000

Filed Nov 6, 2017541 vehiclesTriumph Motorcycles America, Ltd

Defect. Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD (Triumph) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Speed Triple R and Speed Triple S motorcycles. A wire for the charging system may rub against a bracket for the ABS modulator, potentially resulting in an electrical short.

Risk. An electrical short could cause the engine to stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Triumph will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected wire, rerouting it to avoid contact with the bracket, free of charge. The recall began on December 14, 2017. Owners may contact Triumph customer service at 1-678-854-2010. Triumph's number for this recall is SB552.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Service Brakes

Filed Feb 2, 20213,000 milesFL

SOFT FRONT BRAKE LEVER THAT CONSTANTLY RETURNS AFTER MULTIPLE BRAKE BLEEDS. FIRST PULL OF THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER IS SOFT, FOLLOWED BY A MORE FIRM SECOND PULL. HAPPENS WHEN STATIONARY OR WHEN MOVING.

Service Brakes

Filed Nov 29, 20204 milesMO

FRONT BRAKE LEVER IS ALWAYS VERY SOFT ON FIRST PULL AND PRODUCES REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY. THE LEVER IS FIRM ON THE SECOND PULL AND THE FRONT BRAKES OPERATE AND STOP PROPERLY. I USUALLY SQUEEZE THE LEVER TWICE TO STOP, BUT THAT COULD TAKE TOO LONG IN AN EMERGENCY STOP.

Service Brakes

Filed Oct 28, 2020FL

THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER'S TRAVEL DECREASES UP TO ONE INCH WHEN NOT IN USE IN AS LITTLE AS 2 DAYS OF INACTIVITY. BLEEDING OF SYSTEM'S BRAKE FLUID, CLEANING OF PISTONS AND SEAL REPLACEMENT HAVE BEEN PERFORMED BUT NO PERMANENT CHANGE.

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2017

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2017	3	1	Routine
2016 — this page	3	1	Routine
2014	0	1	Routine

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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.

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: Nov 6, 2017. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.