2002 Triumph Daytona Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2002 Triumph Daytona, 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
- Brakes150.0%
- Fuel system150.0%
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
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
REAR BRAKE FAILURE ON ALL 2002-2003 TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE AMERICA, AMERICA, AND SPEED MASTER MOTORCYCLES. IF THE BIKE HAS BEEN ON ITS SIDE FALLEN OFF THE KICK STAND OR FALLEN OVER FOR ANY REASON AND YOU GET IT BACK UPRIGHT AND PROCEED WITH NORMAL OPERATION AFTER RIDING AND PUMPING THE REAR BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES YOU HAVE A COMPLETE FAILURE. NONE OF THE MOTORCYCLES HAD ANY DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE ASSY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF RIDERS I HAVE THE VEHICLE VIN NUMBERS AND THE NAMES OF THAT OPERATORS. AFTER CONTACTING TRIUMPH THEY DO NOT SEE IT AS A PROBLEM BUT AS OWNERS WE DO. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT HAVE ANY IDEA THIS CAN AND DOES HAPPEN GETS KILLED. ONE LIFE IS WORTH ALL OF THE MOTORCYCLES BUILT. PLEASE HELP US GET THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE A PETITION THAT ONLY HAS 39 OWNERS THAT HAVE SIGNED IT SO FAR OF THAT GROUP 17 INCLUDING MYSELF HAVE HAD A REAR BRAKE FAILURES. THE PETITION IS ONLY A WEEK OLD AND IS ONLY SEEN BY MEMBERS OF A GROUP OF MEMBERS OF A WEB SITE ABOUT TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES. OUT SIDE THIS GROUP OF ABOUT 1500 MEMBERS OTHER RIDERS HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. NO WARNING LABEL NOTHING FROM DEALERS OR TRIUMPH LTD OR TRIUMPH USA. PLEASE NOTE THAT I DO NOT KNOW OF ANY FATALITIES OR INJURIES AT THIS TIME BUT THAT SOME MAY EXIST AND BE MISS REPORTED. *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
FUEL LINE QUICK DISCONNECTED BEGAN LEAKING WHILE RIDING. GASOLINE SPILLS ALL OVER THE HOT ENGINE AND EXHAUST PIPES. DEALER SERVICE REP SAID "THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME". FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TRIUMPH MUST KNOW ABOUT AND SHOULD ADDRESS.*AK BY THE WAY, THIS VALVE IS LOCATED ABOUT EIGHT INCHES FROM THE RIDERS LAP.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .