Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › clutch assembly › pedal/hand lever(motorcycle). It has been recalled 3 times.
What fails
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Power Train › Clutch Assembly › Pedal/Hand Lever(motorcycle)
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Fuel/Propulsion System
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Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
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3 safety recalls
Part 573 reports
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings04V156000
Defect. ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE FUEL CONNECTOR LINKING EACH OF THE FEED AND RETURN FUEL HOSES TO THE FUEL PUMP MOUNTING PLATE MAY FRACTURE FOLLOWING IN-SERVICE HANDLING.
Risk. FUEL COULD ESCAPE FROM THE FRACTURED BODY OF THE CONNECTOR ONTO THE ENGINE OR SIDE OF THE BIKE. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CONNECTOR. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 30, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT TRIUMPH AT 1-678-854-2010.
Defect. ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE REAR WHEEL NEEDLE ROLLER BEARING AS FITTED ONLY TO CERTAIN SINGLE SIDED SWINGING ARM MOTORCYCLES CAN DETERIORATE AND SEIZE CAUSING THE REAR WHEEL TO LOCK-UP.
Risk. THIS CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL REAR WHEEL BEARINGS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 19, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT TRIUMPH AT 1-678-854-2010.
Power Train › Clutch Assembly › Pedal/Hand Lever(motorcycle)01V339000
Filed Nov 2, 20013,427 vehiclesTriumph Motorcycles
Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. THE CLUTCH CONTROL CABLE CAN FRAY AND FAIL. THE BARREL AT THE END OF THE INNER CABLE SEIZES IN THE CONTROL LEVER BORE, THEREBY STRESSING THE INNER CABLE.
Risk. THIS CAUSES THE RIDER TO BE UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCES AND INHIBITING DRIVING CONTROL.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLUTCH CABLE. OWNER NOTIFICATIONBEGAN JANUARY 25, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT TRIUMPH AT 678-854-2010.
What owners reported
Newest filings
Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Oct 13, 201435,000 milesCA
WHERE THE FUEL PUMP/SENDING UNIT PLATE BOLTS TO THE TANK IT DEFORMED ENOUGH TO LET FUEL LEAK OUT ONTO THE ENGINE , I AM FEARFUL IT WILL IGNITE. *TR
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed May 10, 2004CA
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING THE GAS TANK BROKE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *JB
Power Train › Clutch Assembly › Pedal/Hand Lever(motorcycle)
Filed Jan 27, 20044,900 milesCA
IN DECEMBER 2002 THE DEALER REPAIRED THE MOTORCYCLE UNDER RECALL# 01V339000 CONCERNING THE CLUTCH CABLE. ON 10/5/2003, 1500 MILES LATER, THE CLUTCH CABLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING. *AK THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A BUY BACK. *SC *JB
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: Apr 7, 2004. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.