2005 Triumph Sprint ST

Routine

Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the wheels › rim. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Wheels › Rim1
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components1
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
000
Fuel/Propulsion System1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Hoses/Lines/Piping/Fittings05V276000
Filed Jun 14, 2005969 vehiclesTriumph Motorcycles (america) Ltd

Defect. ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE LOWER BY-PASS COOLANT HOSE CAN RUPTURE.

Risk. A LOSS OF COOLANT FROM THE ENGINE CAN RESULT IN THE ENGINE OVERHEATING AND SEIZURE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE COOLANT HOSE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 8, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TRIUMPH AT 1-678-854-2010.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jun 2, 201340,000 milesCO

PLASTIC GAS TANK IS STARTING TO DEFORM, I BELIEVE DUE TO ETHANOL IN THE GAS. I'M WORRIED IT WILL BE COME A SAFETY ISSUE AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE SEALING SURFACES TO WARP AND LEAK. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Oct 30, 20061,500 milesCT

OUR BRAKES ARE VERY SPONGY. IN SOME INSTANCES THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE HANDLE BAR BEFORE THE BRAKES SHOW ANY SIGNIFICANT SIGN OF STOPPING. IF YOU PUMP UP THE LEVER THE BREAKS ACT MUCH FASTER. SHOULDN'T NEED TO PUMP THE BRAKES. ALSO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SITUATION AS WELL. LINK HTTP://WWW.SPORT-TOURING.NET/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=89222 IT WAS SUGGESTED WE FILL OUT THIS FORM. I'M DOING MY PART TO MAKE THIS MOTORCYCLE SAFE FOR EVERYONE. *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Sep 6, 20066,000 milesTX

AFTER ABOUT 3 MONTHS, MY FRONT BRAKES HAVE TO BE PUMPED UP TO BE USED OR THE LEVER WILL COME ALL THE WAY TO THE GRIP. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES TO HAVE THE BRAKES FIXED. I HAVE PAID TO HAVE NEW BRAKE LINES INSTALLED AND STILL THIS HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND ATTEMPTED TO USE THE FRONT BRAKE AND HAD TO PUMP IT BEFORE THERE WAS ANY EFFECT. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET. *NM

Wheels › Rim
Filed Dec 5, 200500

BROKEN SPOKES IN FRONT AND REAR WHEEL. *JB

4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2001
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20100100Routine
20071000Routine
20062100Routine
2005 — this page4100Routine
20040100Routine
20031100Routine
20023200Routine
20016400Routine
20003400Routine
19992200Routine

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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: Jun 14, 2005. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.