I WAS RIDING MY TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE MOTORCYCLE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE BIKE JUST SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. I LOST ALL POWER AND THE BIKE WOULD NOT RESTART. I TRIED TO QUICKLY CHANGE LANES TO GET TO THE SHOULDER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A CAR. THE BIKE SLID AND I WAS INJURED IN THE FALL. I HAD THE BIKE TOWED AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REGULATOR/RECTIFIER HAD FAILED. THE BATTERY WOULD NOT CHARGE AS A RESULT SO I LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. THE BIKE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 6 MONTHS AND EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE BIKE, TRIUMPH REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE PART, THE LABOR OR MY MEDICAL EXPENSES. I PURCHASED A NEW PART ONLINE AND REPLACED IT MYSELF. THIS IS A COMMON AND WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MOTORCYCLE. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PART FAIL IN THE FIRST HUNDRED MILES THEY HAVE THE BIKE. *TR
2009 Triumph Street Triple 675
Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLER 675 MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD NOT CHARGE THE BATTERY AND HE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD FURTHER ASSESS THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,600. *TR
2009 TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE THROTTLE PLAY. THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME SLACK OR BINDING ON THE THROTTLE CABLE THAT MAKES THE THROTTLE OPEN ABRUPTLY CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2009| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2009 — this page | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
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.