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2014 Triumph Thunderbird 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 Aug 22, 2023
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 Jun 21, 2019

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2014 Triumph Thunderbird. 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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Driver assistancePowertrain (other)
Filed Aug 22, 2023

The contact owns a 2014 Triumph Thunderbird Motorcycle. The contact stated while riding 60 MPH, the motorcycle lost motive power with the throttle control grip being activated. The contact waited for 20 minutes to restart the motorcycle however, the failure recurred. There was no warning light illuminated. The motorcycle was diagnosed; however, the cause of the failure was not determined. The motorcycle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the motorcycle was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ID
11540156
Incident
Feb 12, 2023
Engine
Filed Jun 21, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TRIUMPH THUNDERBIRD. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-55 MPH, THE CONTACT'S MOTORCYCLE MADE AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE. THE NOISE WAS LOUD AND A DISTRACTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOTORCYCLES (515 W LAMBERT RD, BREA, CA 92821, (714) 256-6700) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE TEST CAME BACK INCOMPLETE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MOTOR WAS NOT AS NOISY AS OTHER MOTORCYCLES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT "THE MOTOR WAS NOT NOISY ENOUGH". THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,100. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

NHTSA ID
11221665
Incident
Jun 19, 2019
Mileage
9,100 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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