Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1997 Triumph T509 Speed Triple

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline › delivery › hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings1
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1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly97V060000
Filed Apr 27, 1997375 vehiclesTriumph Motorcycles

Defect. THE FUEL PUMP MOUNTING PLATE DOES NOT FULLY SEAL THE FUEL TANK ALLOWING FUEL LEAKAGE ONTO THE ENGINE.

Risk. IF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT, FUEL LEAKAGE ONTO THE ENGINE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ORIGINAL RUBBER SEAL WITH A REVISED SEAL THAT HAS METAL INSERTS SO THE PLATE CANNOT BE OVERTORQUED AND TO MORE EVENLY SPREAD THE LOAD ACROSS THE FACE OF THE SEAL.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Jun 4, 200429,000 milesTN

THE PLASTIC FITTING AROUND THE FUEL TANK KEPT BREAKING ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK OUT. DEALER REPLACED PLASTIC FITTING. *AK

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.

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Most recent recall on file: Apr 27, 1997. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.