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2002 Triumph Bonneville America Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Sep 1, 2005
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Oct 12, 2003

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2002 Triumph Bonneville America. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Filed Sep 1, 2005

BROKEN SPOKES (2) ON A 2002 TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE, REAR WHEEL LEFT SIDE. *NM

NHTSA ID
10135124
Incident
Apr 19, 2004
Mileage
7,400 mi
Brakes
Filed Oct 12, 2003

THE 2002 BONNEVILLE, 2003 TRIUMPH AMERICA'S AND SPEEDMASTERS EXPERIENCED TOTAL FAILURE OF THE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM IF THE MOTORCYCLE WAS DROPPED OR FELL OVER. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO ANY COMPONENT OF THE REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY. MANY OWNERS REPORTED NUMEROUS FAILURES OF THE REAR BRAKES WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE WAS DROPPED OR FELL OVER. THE BRAKING ABILITY WAS LOST UNTIL THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WAS BLED. *AK *SCC *NLM

NHTSA ID
10040013
Incident
Sep 1, 2002
Mileage
2,700 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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