WheelsRecall 13V-032 · Triumph vehicles
Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD recall 13V-032 covers 250 Triumph vehicles for a wheels problem, reported to NHTSA on January 29, 2013.
Source: NHTSA recall 13V032000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.
The problem
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 fix
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.
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from July 20, 2010 to September 21, 2011. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.