2016 Triumph Thruxton 1200r

Defect. Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD (Triumph) is recalling certain accessory fairing kits, part numbers A9708301, A9708412, A9938255, A9938257, A9938265, A9938267, A9938323, and A9938325 sold for accessory installation on 2016-2018 Thruxton 1200, Thruxton 1200R, Thruxton 1200 Dual Seat and Thruxton 1200R Dual Seat motorcycles. Insufficient clearance for the wiring may result in damage to the harnesses causing a loss of headlights, turn signals or possibly a stall.

Risk. An engine stall or a loss of the headlight or turn signals can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy. Triumph will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wire covering (conduits) free of charge. The recall began May 24, 2019. Owners may contact Triumph customer service at 1-678-854-2010. Triumph's number for this recall is SRAN566.

SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER BACKLIGHTING MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT ESPECIALLY IN CONTRAST TO THE BRIGHT CENTER DISPLAY. ON DARK OR DIMLY LIT ROADS THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER ARE USELESS.

BIKE SHUTS DOWN WHILE ON THE MOVE THUS SEVERELY COMPROMISING THE RIDER'S SAFETY.

WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF PURCHASING THIS MOTORCYCLE NEW FROM A DEALERSHIP, VEHICLE HAS BEGUN STALLING. THE ISSUE OCCURS MAINLY WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND AND BLIPPING THE THROTTLE TO MATCH REVS. THERE IS A LOUD METALLIC PING THAT CAN BE FELT THROUGH THE HANDLEBARS, FOLLOWED BY A TOTAL STALL OF THE ENGINE. HAPPENS WHEN ENGINE IS FULLY WARMED UP, BUT HAS HAPPENED COLD. QUICK APPLICATION OF THROTTLE FROM IDLE SOMETIMES RESULTS IN A PING, BUT NOT A STALL. A STALL HAS OCCURRED 6 TIMES FOR ME WITHIN 500 MILES, SEVERAL TIME WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND ONCE IN A BLIND CURVE, NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH. MY BIKE HAS NOW BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR NEARLY 4 WEEKS WHILE A REPAIR IS ATTEMPTED. THIS IS A WELL-DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITHIN THE TRIUMPH ENTHUSIAST COMMUNITY, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE DEATH OR INJURY.