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2010 Triumph Thunderbird A1 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 Sep 20, 2010
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 Aug 19, 2010

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2010 Triumph Thunderbird A1. 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

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Engine
Filed Sep 20, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TRIUMPH THUNDERBIRD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVE BELT WORE PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BELT AND PULLEY WERE REPLACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE BELT WOULD FRACTURE, CAUSING THE WHEELS TO LOCK. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT ACCEPTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,500.

NHTSA ID
10356525
Incident
Sep 25, 2009
Mileage
1 mi
Electrical
Filed Aug 19, 2010

TRIUMPH 2010 THUNDERBIRD MODELS HAVE DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETERS THAT STICK OFTEN AND AT TIMES ARE VERY ERRATIC. IN EITHER CASE THE VEHICLE'S SPEED CANNOT BE MONITORED BY THE DRIVER. TRIUMPH HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME BUT THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL AND CONTINUE TO SELL THESE MOTORCYCLES KNOWING THE SPEEDOMETERS ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10350588
Incident
May 25, 2010

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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