NHTSA campaign 05V004000
Triumph Recall 05V-004: OIL SEAL
NHTSA recall 05V004000 was reported by TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES (AMERICA) LTD on January 7, 2005, with 1,994 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Triumph Rocket III for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on January 25, 2005, 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 05V004000 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
- 05V004000 (also written 05V-004 or 05V004)
- Filed by
- TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES (AMERICA) LTD
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,994 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Driveline — Driveshaft
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V004000. 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 Rocket III
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 1, 2004 – October 24, 2004 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V004000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, DAMAGE TO THE OIL SEAL OCCURRED DURING FINAL ASSEMBLY. ONCE DAMAGED SOME OF THE OIL IN THE DRIVE UNIT COULD ESCAPE PAST THE SEAL.
Safety consequence
IF UNDETECTED THE FINAL DRIVE UNIT COULD RUN LOW OF OIL AND SEIZE CAUSING THE REAR WHEEL TO LOCKUP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FINAL DRIVE UNIT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 25, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TRIUMPH AT 678-854-2010.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V004000
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.