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2009 Triumph Street Triple 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 Mar 5, 2020
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 2009 Triumph Street Triple, 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

  • Electrical2100.0%

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

Electrical

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A MOTORCYCLE FIRE LIKELY CAUSED BY THE RECALL ISSUE WHILE STARTING MY MORNING COMMUTE. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOTICE THE SMOKE SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING MY HOME JUST BEFORE GETTING ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS WEARING A HELMET CAMERA AND I HAVE INCLUDED THE YOUTUBE VIDEO OF THE EVENT BELOW. 4 YEARS AGO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE PRESCRIBED RECALL FIX ON THE REGULATOR/RECTIFIER. THE WIRE FROM WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN THE SOURCE OF THIS FIRE. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE THE WORK HAD BEEN DONE, TRIUMPH WOULD NOT REPAIR THIS ISSUE. MY CONCERN IS A MOTORCYCLE SHOULD NEVER CATCH ON FIRE AND THIS DEFINITELY APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. IF I HAD NOT NOTICED IT WHEN I DID I MIGHT NOT BE HEAR TO WRITE THIS REPORT. HELMET CAMERA VIDEO: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=KBDPDKQJH10&FEATURE=EMB_LOGO

NHTSA ID 11316287 · filed Mar 5, 2020

I WAS RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE WHEN IT SUDDENLY DIED. I COULDN'T RESTART IT. MY BUDDY BROUGHT AN OHMS TESTER AND SAID THE BATTERY WASN'T BEING CHARGED. WE HAD THE VEHICLE DROPPED OFF AT A DEALERSHIP FOR MAINTENANCE. WHEN I GOT HOME I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND A SAFETY RECALL CAME UP, RM2012/019, FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT HAPPENED TO MY BIKE. ITS A FAULTY REGULATOR RECTIFIER. I CONTACTED TRIUMPH USA AND THEY SAID BECAUSE I BROUGHT MY BIKE FROM OVERSEAS (IM RETIRED USAF), THAT THE SAFETY RECALL DIDN'T APPLY TO ME, AND THAT ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE OUT OF MY POCKET. HOW IS THAT FAIR? I'VE REGISTERED IT HERE IN THE STATES, AND THE EXACT PROBLEM IT WAS RECALLED FOR IS WHAT HAPPENED TO MY BIKE. *TR

NHTSA ID 10703851 · filed Apr 6, 2015

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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Data sources

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