The defect
Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD (Triumph) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Street Triple RS, Tiger 1200 XCx and Tiger 1200 XCA, 2019-2020 Speed Triple S and Speed Triple RS, 2018-2019 Tiger 1200 XRT, Tiger 1200 XR, Tiger 1200 XRx and Tiger 1200 XRx LRH and 2020 Tiger 1200 Alpine Edition and Tiger 1200 Desert Edition motorcycles. The front brake pads may corrode, potentially causing the front brake pad friction material to detach from the backing plate.
The risk
If the brake pad friction material detaches from the backing plate, it may lengthen the distance needed to stop the motorcycle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Triumph will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front brake pads, free of charge. The recall began June 26, 2020. Owners may contact Triumph customer service at 1-678-854-2010. Triumph's number for this recall is SRAN 579.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Triumph Speed Triple RS | 2018, 2019 |
| Triumph Speed Triple S | 2019, 2020 |
| Triumph Street Triple RS | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Triumph Tiger 1200 Alpine Edition | 2020 |
| Triumph Tiger 1200 Desert Edition | 2020 |
| Triumph Tiger 1200 XCA | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Triumph Tiger 1200 XCX | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Triumph Tiger 1200 XR | 2018, 2019 |
| Triumph Tiger 1200 XRT | 2018, 2019 |
| Triumph Tiger 1200 XRX | 2018, 2019 |
| Triumph XRX (lrh) | 2018, 2019 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
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 Speed Triple RS | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Speed Triple RS | 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| Triumph Speed Triple S | 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| Triumph Speed Triple S | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Street Triple RS | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Street Triple RS | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Street Triple RS | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Tiger 1200 Alpine Edition | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Tiger 1200 Desert Edition | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Tiger 1200 XCA | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Tiger 1200 XCA | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Tiger 1200 XCA | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Tiger 1200 XCX | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Tiger 1200 XCX | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Tiger 1200 XCX | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Tiger 1200 XR | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Tiger 1200 XR | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Tiger 1200 XRT | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Tiger 1200 XRT | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Tiger 1200 XRX | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph Tiger 1200 XRX | 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| Triumph XRX (lrh) | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Triumph XRX (lrh) | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2020
44 of the 782 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2020 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD filed 30 campaigns in all.
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| 20V807000 21 Dec 2020 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| 20V786000 16 Dec 2020 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 20V782000 15 Dec 2020 | Volvo Trucks North America |
| 20V778000 11 Dec 2020 | Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA |
| 20V748000 1 Dec 2020 | Hyundai Motor America |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2020