NHTSA campaign 04V496000 · Triumph campaign 353
Triumph Recall 04V-496: TRIUMPH/REAR SUSPENSION
NHTSA recall 04V496000 (Triumph campaign 353) was reported by TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES (AMERICA) LTD on October 14, 2004, with 1,647 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Triumph Bonneville, Triumph Bonneville America, Triumph Bonneville Black and more for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on December 20, 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 04V496000 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
- 04V496000 (also written 04V-496 or 04V496)
- Filed by
- TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES (AMERICA) LTD
- Triumph campaign number
- 353
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,647 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Suspension — Rear
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V496000. 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 Bonneville
- 2004 · Vehicles built December 2, 2003 – May 26, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Triumph Bonneville America
- 2004 · Vehicles built December 4, 2003 – February 18, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Triumph Bonneville Black
- 2004 · Vehicles built December 3, 2003 – May 28, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Triumph Bonneville T100
- 2004 · Vehicles built December 3, 2003 – April 29, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Triumph Speedmaster
- 2004 · Vehicles built December 4, 2003 – February 18, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Triumph Thruxton
- 2004 · Vehicles built December 18, 2003 – May 28, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V496000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THERE MAY BE A POOR WELD ON THE REAR SUSPENSION UNIT BODY.
Safety consequence
FAILURE OF THE REAR SUSPENSION UNIT MAY COMPROMISE THE STABILITY OF THE MOTORCYCLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR SUSPENSION UNITS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 20, 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 04V496000
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.