Triumph Fuel System, Gasoline: Tank Assembly

Triumph is recalling about 375 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline. If an ignition source is present, fuel leakage onto the engine can result in a fire.

Campaign
97V060000
Manufacturer
TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES
Reported
27 April 1997
Vehicles
375
Built between
Nov 1996 – Mar 1997
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
10 May 1997
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 1996 and March 1997. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1997 Triumph T509 Speed TripleBuilt November 1996 to March 1997
  • 1997 Triumph T595 DaytonaBuilt November 1996 to March 1997

What the defect is

The fuel pump mounting plate does not fully seal the fuel tank allowing fuel leakage onto the engine.

What could happen

If an ignition source is present, fuel leakage onto the engine can result in a fire.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ORIGINAL RUBBER SEAL WITH A REVISED SEAL THAT HAS METAL INSERTS SO THE PLATE CANNOT BE OVERTORQUED AND TO MORE EVENLY SPREAD THE LOAD ACROSS THE FACE OF THE SEAL.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 1996 to March 1997
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA27 April 1997
  3. Owners notified10 May 1997

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 27 April 1997.

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.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES
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

Owner notification:owner notification began may 10, 1997. Note:owners who take their motorcycles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact triumph at 1-678-854-2010.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

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.

Same component

Same brand