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2000 Triumph Sprint RS 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 Jun 12, 2019
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 Nov 9, 2003

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2000 Triumph Sprint RS. 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 1–3 of 3

Fuel systemSteering
Filed Jun 12, 2019

THE FUEL TANK HAS EXPANDED AND DEFORMED SIGNIFICANTLY. WHEN REMOVED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE TANK REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE TO GET IT REINSTALLED. ALSO, WHEN INSTALLED, THE TANK DOES NOT FIT INTO THE RECESS PROPERLY AND INTERFERES WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE HANDLEBARS IN SHARP RIGHT AND LEFT HAND TURNING.

NHTSA ID
11219549
Incident
May 15, 2019
Fuel system
Filed Oct 2, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TRIUMPH SPRINT RS MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE SMELL OF GASOLINE BECAME OVERPOWERING. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED GASOLINE LEAKING INTO THE ALTERNATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE O-RING HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,573 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10478339
Incident
Sep 22, 2012
Mileage
6,573 mi
Fuel system
Filed Nov 9, 2003

FUEL LEAK,BAD FITTING. *AK

NHTSA ID
10045834
Incident
Nov 9, 2003
Mileage
7,000 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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