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2008 Triumph Bonneville Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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 Jun 28, 2016
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2008 Triumph Bonneville, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

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

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Body & structure2100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Body & structure

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

RIGHT FOOT PEG BROKE OFF WHEN I PUT MY WEIGHT ON IT TO MOUNT THE MOTORCYCLE. MOTORCYCLE WAS STATIONARY IN THIS INSTANCE, BUT COULD HAPPEN AT SPEED IF A RIDER WERE TO STAND ON THE PEGS WHILE RIDING. THE BOLT ATTACHING THE FOOT PEG CLEVIS TO THE FRAME FRACTURED. PICTURES OF THE FACE OF THE BOLT ATTACHED. I AM UNAWARE OF A PRIOR ACCIDENT INVOLVING THIS VEHICLE THAT WOULD HAVE COMPROMISED THAT BOLT, ALTHOUGH THE BIKE HAS BEEN DROPPED SLOWLY ON THAT SIDE WHILE THAT BIKE WAS NOT IN MOTION. I AM THE MOTORCYCLE'S ORIGINAL OWNER. THE BOLT MAY BE TOO WEAK FOR THE APPLICATION. I AM AWARE OF SEVERAL OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS BOLT BREAKING, SOMETIMES WHILE THE MOTORCYCLE IS IN MOTION.

NHTSA ID 10881290 · filed Jun 28, 2016

WHILE RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE OVER BUMP IN THE ROAD, AT 25 MPH, THE RIGHT FOOT PEG DEPARTED FROM THE MOTORCYCLE. MY RIGHT FOOT MADE CONTACT WITH ROAD SURFACE. NO INJURY. I RETRIEVED THE BROKEN PEG FROM ROAD FOR INSPECTION. I OBSERVED THAT THE MOUNTING CLEVIS BOLT SHEARED AT THE CONNECTION TO THE OUTRIGGER. *TR

NHTSA ID 10499210 · filed Feb 19, 2013

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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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