NHTSA campaign 13V215000
Triumph Recall 13V-215: Throttle Cables May Hinder Steering
NHTSA recall 13V215000 was reported by Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD on May 21, 2013, with 652 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Triumph Daytona 675 and Triumph Street Triple for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on May 30, 2013, 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 13V215000 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
- 13V215000 (also written 13V-215 or 13V215)
- Filed by
- Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 652 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V215000. 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 675
- 2012 · Vehicles built July 1, 2012 – October 31, 2012 (per NHTSA)
Triumph Street Triple
- 2012 · Vehicles built June 1, 2012 – November 30, 2012 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V215000.
Defect description
Triumph Motorcycles (Triumph) is recalling certain model year 2012 Street Triple motorcycles manufactured from June 2012 through November 2012; and model year 2012 Daytona 675 motorcycles manufactured July 2012 through October 2012. The motorcycles may have been assembled without a guide for the throttle cables.
Safety consequence
Without the guide, the cables may move freely and become trapped in the steering stop, impeding the steering operation and affecting the driver's ability to control the motorcycle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Triumph will notify owners, and dealers will install a throttle cable guide free of charge. The recall began on May 30, 2013. Owners may contact Triumph at 1-678-854-2010 for more information.
Notes
Customers may 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 13V215000
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.