NHTSA campaign 04V156000

Triumph Recall 04V-156: TRIUMPH/FUEL CONNECTORS

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 04V156000 was reported by TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES (AMERICA) LTD on April 7, 2004, with 18,998 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Triumph Daytona 955, Triumph Daytona T595, Triumph Speed Triple and more for model years 1997–2004. Owners were notified on July 30, 2004, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 04V156000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 04V156000 (also written 04V-156 or 04V156)
Filed by: TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES (AMERICA) LTD
Report received: April 7, 2004
Potentially affected: 18,998 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Owners notified: July 30, 2004
NHTSA investigation: Preliminary Evaluation PE03-053 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V156000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Triumph

Triumph Daytona 600
- 2004 · Vehicles built January 17, 2003 – July 24, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Triumph Daytona 955
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built June 30, 1996 – September 18, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Triumph Daytona T595
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built June 30, 1996 – September 18, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Triumph Speed Four
- 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built October 17, 2001 – September 2, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Triumph Speed Triple
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built July 1, 1997 – June 24, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Triumph Sprint RS
- 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built November 4, 1999 – June 24, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Triumph Sprint ST
- 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built August 20, 1998 – August 26, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Triumph Tiger
- 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built September 22, 1998 – August 26, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Triumph TT600
- 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built December 9, 1999 – February 7, 2003 (per NHTSA)

All Triumph recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V156000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE FUEL CONNECTOR LINKING EACH OF THE FEED AND RETURN FUEL HOSES TO THE FUEL PUMP MOUNTING PLATE MAY FRACTURE FOLLOWING IN-SERVICE HANDLING.

Safety consequence

FUEL COULD ESCAPE FROM THE FRACTURED BODY OF THE CONNECTOR ONTO THE ENGINE OR SIDE OF THE BIKE. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CONNECTOR. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 30, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT TRIUMPH AT 1-678-854-2010.

Notes

CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 04V156000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.