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2003 Triumph Bonneville 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 Jul 13, 2008
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 May 2, 2006

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2003 Triumph Bonneville. 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

Showing 1–4 of 4

Other / unspecified
Filed Jul 13, 2008

I WAS RIDING MY TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE MOTORCYCLE AND WHEN WE STOPPED TO FUEL UP MY RIDING BUDDY NOTICED THAT I HAD A BROKEN SPOKE. LUCKILY IT WAS NOTICED BEFORE I HAD A PUNCTURED TUBE AND COULD HAVE INCURRED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10234124
Incident
Jun 30, 2008
Mileage
6,400 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Oct 1, 2007

OUTSIDE SPOKE (REAR WHEEL, BRAKE SIDE) ON A 2003 TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE BROKE WHILE RIDING ON HIGHWAY. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF AIR AND TIRE WENT FLAT. AWAITING REPLACEMENT SPOKE AT THIS TIME FROM LOCAL TRIUMPH DEALER. UPON INSTALLATION WHEEL WILL NEED TO BE RETRIED AND NEW INNER TUBE AND RIM STRIP INSTALLED. *JB

NHTSA ID
10204606
Incident
Sep 28, 2007
Mileage
9,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Jun 12, 2006

LEFT OUTER REAR WHEEL SPOKE FAILURE ON 2003 TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE MOTORCYCLE. *NM

NHTSA ID
10159629
Incident
Jun 1, 2006
Mileage
13,805 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed May 2, 2006

I HAD A SPOKE BREAK ON MY 2003 BONNEVILLE T100. THE SPOKE BROKE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE REAR WHEEL. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 13,200 MILES ON THE MOTORCYCLE. *NM

NHTSA ID
10156638
Incident
Apr 20, 2006
Mileage
13,000 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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