Triumph Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar

Triumph is recalling about 93 vehicles over a problem with the steering. If the handlebars clip, loss of control of the motorcycle could result increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
08V310000
Manufacturer
TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES AMERICA LTD
Reported
11 July 2008
Vehicles
93
Built between
Mar 2008 – Apr 2008
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
8 August 2008
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 2008 and April 2008. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2008 Triumph Speed TripleBuilt March 2008 to April 2008

What the defect is

Triumph is recalling 93 my 2008 speed triple motorcycles. Due to improper machining of the handlebar riser, the handlebar may slip in the clamps.

What could happen

If the handlebars clip, loss of control of the motorcycle could result increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSTALL CORRECTLY MACHINED HANDLE RISERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 8, 2008.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 2008 to April 2008
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA11 July 2008
  3. Owners notified8 August 2008

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 11 July 2008.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact triumph at 1-678-539-8782.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES AMERICA LTD
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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