Model year record

2012 TRIUMPH Thunderbird

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. 1 owner complaint on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V032000

Wheels

Component
Wheels
Manufacturer
Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD
Vehicles affected
250
Reported to NHTSA
2013-01-29
Owners notified
2013-02-28

Defect description

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.

Safety risk

Wheel bearings of poor quality could fail unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a motorcycle crash.

Manufacturer remedy

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.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

ComponentComplaintsMedian mileage
Vehicle speed control13,640 mi

The 2013 model has about a fifth as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.