2006 Triumph Tiger 1050 Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2006 Triumph Tiger 1050, 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
- Body & structure1100.0%
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
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TANK TK150 MOTORCYCLE (NA). WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 15-25 MPH, THE MOTORCYCLE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE OR STEER AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. SHE DISLOCATED HER SHOULDER AND SUSTAINED BUMPS, BRUISES, AND A FEW STITCHES ON HER LEGS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY DELIVER THE MOTORCYCLES PARTIALLY FINISHED AND THE DEALER MUST NOT HAVE FINISHED ASSEMBLING IT PROPERLY. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 312.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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