The defect
Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD (Triumph) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Triumph Thunderbird, Thunderbird ABS, Tiger 800,Tiger 800 ABS, Thruxton, and Bonneville motorcycles manufactured February 6, 2014, to August 7, 2014. The engine control unit may improperly activate the fuel injectors.
The risk
Improper signalling to, and activation of, the fuel injectors could cause the engine to unexpectedly lose power, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Triumph will notify owners, and dealers will modify the internal ECU hardware, free of charge. The recall began December 4, 2014. Owners may contact Triumph customer service at 1-678-854-2010. Triumph's number for this recall is SB519.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Triumph America | 2014 |
| Triumph America A3 | 2015 |
| Triumph Bonneville | 2014 |
| Triumph Bonneville A3 | 2015 |
| Triumph Bonneville T100 | 2014 |
| Triumph Bonneville T100 Black A3 | 2015 |
| Triumph Rocket III Roadster | 2014 |
| Triumph Rocket III Roadster ABS A | 2015 |
| Triumph Rocket III Touring | 2014 |
| Triumph Rocket III Touring ABS | 2014 |
| Triumph Rocket III Touring ABS A2 | 2015 |
| Triumph Rocket III X | 2015 |
| Triumph Scrambler | 2014, 2015 |
| Triumph Speedmaster | 2014, 2015 |
| Triumph Thruxton | 2014 |
| Triumph Thruxton ACE | 2015 |
| Triumph Thunderbird | 2014 |
| Triumph Thunderbird ABS | 2014 |
| Triumph Thunderbird Commander ABS | 2015 |
| Triumph Thunderbird LT ABS A1 | 2015 |
| Triumph Thunderbird Nightstorm | 2015 |
| Triumph Thunderbird Storm | 2014 |
| Triumph Tiger 800 | 2014 |
| Triumph Tiger 800 ABS | 2014 |
| Triumph Tiger 800 ABS A1 | 2015 |
| Triumph Tiger 800 XCX | 2015 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
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 America | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph America A3 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Bonneville | 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| Triumph Bonneville A3 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Bonneville T100 | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Bonneville T100 Black A3 | 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| Triumph Rocket III Roadster | 2014 | 2 | 1 |
| Triumph Rocket III Roadster ABS A | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Rocket III Touring | 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| Triumph Rocket III Touring ABS | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Rocket III Touring ABS A2 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Rocket III X | 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| Triumph Scrambler | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Scrambler | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Speedmaster | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Speedmaster | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Thruxton | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Thruxton ACE | 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| Triumph Thunderbird | 2014 | 2 | 1 |
| Triumph Thunderbird ABS | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Thunderbird Commander ABS | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Thunderbird LT ABS A1 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Thunderbird Nightstorm | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Thunderbird Storm | 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| Triumph Tiger 800 | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Tiger 800 ABS | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Tiger 800 ABS A1 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Tiger 800 XCX | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 2014
28 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD filed 30 campaigns in all.
| 14V774000 5 Dec 2014 | Ford Motor Company |
| 14V683000 28 Nov 2014 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 14V760000 28 Nov 2014 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 14V759000 28 Nov 2014 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 14V754000 25 Nov 2014 | Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA |
| 14V703000 5 Nov 2014 | Ford Motor Company |
| 14V708000 5 Nov 2014 | Ford Motor Company |
| 14V682000 29 Oct 2014 | Ford Motor Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014