The defect
Triumph Motorcycles (Triumph) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Daytona 675 and Street Triple motorcycles and 2012 Thunderbird and Thunderbird Storm motorcycles. The wheels were assembled with bearings of an unknown quality.
The risk
Wheel bearings of poor quality could fail unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a motorcycle crash.
The remedy
Triumph will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected bearings free of charge. Owners may contact Triumph at 1-678-854-2010 for more information.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Triumph Daytona 675 | 2011, 2012 |
| Triumph Street Triple | 2011, 2012 |
| Triumph Thunderbird | 2012 |
| Triumph Thunderbird Storm | 2012 |
Components: WHEELS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triumph Daytona 675 | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Daytona 675 | 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| Triumph Street Triple | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Street Triple | 2012 | 4 | 5 |
| Triumph Thunderbird | 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| Triumph Thunderbird Storm | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
Other wheels recalls in 2013
9 of the 627 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2013 concerned the wheels; Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD filed 30 campaigns in all.
| 13V597000 29 Nov 2013 | North American Bus Industries, Inc. |
| 13V549000 1 Nov 2013 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 13V507000 17 Oct 2013 | IRBIT MOTORWORKS OF AMERICA |
| 13V391000 30 Aug 2013 | Indian Motorcycle Company |
| 13V333000 1 Aug 2013 | Columbia Northwest, Inc. |
| 13V202000 16 May 2013 | General Motors LLC |
| 13V204000 15 May 2013 | John Evans Manufacturing Co. |
| 13V101000 20 Mar 2013 | Navistar, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2013