2017 Triumph Explorer 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 2017 Triumph Explorer, 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
- Other / unspecified1100.0%
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
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHEN FOLLOWING THE FACTORY-RECOMMENDED TIRE PRESSURE OF 32PSI, THE FRONT TIRE - A METZELER TOURANCE NEXT 120/70R19 - EXPERIENCES ABNORMAL WEAR TYPICAL OF UNDERINFLATION/OVERLOADING AND BEGINS TO DELAMINATE ONCE IT REACHES A CERTAIN POINT, THUS CAUSING A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. I AM POSITIVE I HAVE BEEN WITHIN THE FACTORY SPEC BECAUSE THE BIKE IS EQUIPPED WITH A TPMS SYSTEM AND IT HAS NEVER ALERTED ME OF A LOW FRONT TIRE. I HAVE ALSO VERIFIED THE ON-DASH READING WITH A KNOWN MECHANICAL GAUGE. I TRIED TO PURSUE THE ISSUE WITH TRIUMPH WHO ONLY REPLIED THAT TIRES ARE NOT WARRANTABLE AND THAT I SHOULD BE HAPPY WITH THE MILEAGE I GOT OUT OF IT. EVEN WHEN I POINTED OUT THAT THERE IS NO REASON A PROPERLY-INFLATED TIRE SHOULD WEAR LIKE THAT AND THAT THE REAR TIRE SHOWED NONE OF THE SAME ISSUES, THEY REFUSED TO DISCUSS IT. I ALSO EXCHANGED EMAILS WITH A REP FROM METZELER WHO CONCURRED THAT THE WEAR PATTERN INDICATED UNDERINFLATION/OVERLOADING, BUT ALSO NOT WARRANTABLE. HE DID, HOWEVER, SUGGEST THAT TRIUMPH'S SPEC WAS A COMPROMISE FOR BOTH ON- AND OFF-ROAD RIDING AND THAT A HIGHER PRESSURE OF 36PSI MIGHT BE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR ON-ROAD RIDING. LASTLY, EVERY IMAGE IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL OF THE TPMS READOUT SHOWS 36PSI FOR THE FRONT AND 42PSI FOR THE REAR AS OPPOSED TO THE SPECIFICATIONS OF 32/39. IN MY EXPERIENCE DOING TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION, YOU ALWAYS WANT TO INCLUDE SCREENSHOTS THAT REINFORCE CORRECT SETTINGS. THAT ALONE MAKES ME QUESTION TRIUMPH'S SPECIFICATION. MY ISSUE ISN'T WITH METZELER, IT'S WITH TRIUMPH FOR 1) INTRODUCING A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD BY NOT RECOMMENDING THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURES FOR THE BIKE'S INTENDED USAGE AND 2) REFUSING TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN PRESENTED WITH EVIDENCE OF IT OCCURRING. I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO COMPLAIN ABOUT IT TO TRIUMPH HERE IN THE US AND IN THE UK.
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
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