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2008 Triumph Rocket Iii 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 Jan 27, 2020
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 Jul 29, 2012

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2008 Triumph Rocket Iii. 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 1–5 of 5

Powertrain (other)
Filed Jan 27, 2020

DURING ACCELERATION BIKE DROPS BETWEEN GEARS AND YOU HAVE NO POWER IT IS IN NUETRAL HAVE TO TRY.TO SHIFT UP OR DOWN AND PRAY YOU GET IT BEFORE SOMEONE HITS YOU FROM BEHIND. HAPPENS MOST OF THE TIME WHEN YOU DOWN SHIFT MAKE A TURN AND TRY TO ACCELERATE. ALSO AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND ACCELERATION IT HAPPENS. VERY DANGEROUS. I CALLED A DEALER HE WANTS BIKE FOR 3 MONTHS AND $4000 TO REPAIR.. MILEAGE IS ONLY 32000

NHTSA ID
11302354
Incident
Jun 14, 2019
Mileage
31,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Mar 21, 2019

AFTER BIKE SAT A SUMMER DUE TO ILLNESS WHEN I RODE BIKE IT STARTED COMING OUT OF GEAR ON ACCELERATION AND SPEED CHANGES. I HAD SHIFT COVE REPLACED 2 YEARS PRIOR NOW THIS ONLY HAS 32,000 MILES

NHTSA ID
11190483
Incident
Oct 29, 2017
Mileage
30,000 mi
EnginePowertrain (other)
Filed Feb 27, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TRIUMPH ROCKET III. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH UPWARD ON A HILL, THE MOTOR VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE STAYING IN GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND MULTIPLE REPAIRS WERE MADE AND UPDATES TO THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. UPDATED 4/20/15*CN

NHTSA ID
10691080
Incident
Jan 17, 2014
Mileage
13,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jun 19, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TRIUMPH ROCKET III MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT A SPRING INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000. *TR

NHTSA ID
10520731
Incident
Feb 28, 2013
Mileage
11,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Jul 29, 2012

METZELER ME880 TIRE PRODUCED CUPPING AND TIRE SEPARATION AFTER 3000 MILES OR WEAR. METZELER CONTINUES TO IGNORE MY REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION INTO THIS TIRE WHICH SHOULD HAVE DELIVERED A MINIMUM OF 6000 MILES. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS SEVERAL SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH THE SAME TIRE. GIVEN THAT THIS IS A MOTORCYCLE TIRE, TIRE FAILURE CARRIES A GREAT RISK OF DEATH. METZELER HAS AN OBLIGATION - LEGALLY AND MORALLY - FOR CONSUMER SAFETY, AND THE COMPANY CONTINUES TO IGNORE COMPLAINTS. *JS

NHTSA ID
10468153
Incident
May 31, 2012
Mileage
10,240 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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