The defect
Triumph Motorcycles (Triumph) is recalling certain model year 2012 Street Triple motorcycles manufactured from June 2012 through November 2012; and model year 2012 Daytona 675 motorcycles manufactured July 2012 through October 2012. The motorcycles may have been assembled without a guide for the throttle cables.
The risk
Without the guide, the cables may move freely and become trapped in the steering stop, impeding the steering operation and affecting the driver's ability to control the motorcycle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Triumph will notify owners, and dealers will install a throttle cable guide free of charge. The recall began on May 30, 2013. 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 | 2012 |
| Triumph Street Triple | 2012 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
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 | 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| Triumph Street Triple | 2012 | 4 | 5 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2013
7 of the 627 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2013 concerned the vehicle speed control; Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD filed 30 campaigns in all.
| 13V532000 29 Oct 2013 | Prevost Cars, Inc. |
| 13V430000 26 Sept 2013 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 13V228000 29 May 2013 | Aston Martin Lagonda of North America |
| 13V039000 7 Feb 2013 | Prevost Cars, Inc. |
| 13V012000 11 Jan 2013 | Braun Corporation |
| 13V005000 7 Jan 2013 | Forest River, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2013