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2013 Triumph Rocket Iii Classic Tourin 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 Apr 23, 2014
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 2013 Triumph Rocket Iii Classic Tourin, 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

  • Driver assistance1100.0%

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

Driver assistance

Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.

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From owner reports, verbatim

ON THE BUSY I 680 CLOVERLEAF RAMP IN OMAHA, NE, MY 2013 ROCKET TOURING THROTTLE FAILED. THE FAILURE FELT LAS THOUGH A CABLE END BROKE OFF. AFTER I OPENED UP THE THROTTLE HOUSING BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INVESTIGATED, I DISCOVERED THE CABLES WERE FINE BUT THAT THE THROTTLE SLEEVE TAB FAILED INSIDE THE GRIP. I WALKED HOME AND THEN HAD MY BIKE TOWED HOME. I'VE READ OF NUMEROUS FAILURES ON THE TRIUMPH.RAT AND OTHER TRIUMPH WEBSITES OF HEATED GRIP SLEEVES BREAKING. I HAVEN'T READ ABOUT THIS FAILURE ON BIKES WITHOUT THE HEATED GRIP ACCESSORY. THESE FAILURES APPARENTLY OCCUR ON BOTH THE THUNDERBIRD AND ROCKET MODELS, WHICH SHARE THE SAME HEATED GRIP ACCESSORY. MY BIKE IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD (SECOND OWNER) AND I'VE PROBABLY USED THE HEATED GRIPS A DOZEN TIMES. I HAVE NOT USED THE OPTION IN A FEW WEEKS AS THE WEATHER IS WARMER. WHILE IT'S CONJECTURE, THE COMPOSITE MATERIAL THAT THE THROTTLE SLEEVE IS COMPOSED OF SEEMS VERY THIN AND TOO PLIABLE. I DO NOT ABUSE MY BIKE NOR SLAM THE THROTTLE. I ALSO OWN A HONDA GL1800 W/ HEATED GRIPS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM W/ THAT BIKE IN 6 YEARS. *TR

NHTSA ID 10584392 · filed Apr 23, 2014

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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