NHTSA campaign 14V548000 · Triumph campaign Service bulletin 501
Triumph Recall 14V-548: Bolts at Steering Head could Loosen
NHTSA recall 14V548000 (Triumph campaign Service bulletin 501) was reported by Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD on September 10, 2014, with 1,368 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Triumph Street Triple for model years 2012–2013. Owners were notified on November 7, 2014, 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 14V548000 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
- 14V548000 (also written 14V-548 or 14V548)
- Filed by
- Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD
- Triumph campaign number
- Service bulletin 501
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,368 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 96.64% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V548000. 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
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V548000.
Defect description
Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD (Triumph) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Triumph Street Triple and Street Triple R motorcycles manufactured July 1, 2012, to October 1, 2013, and equipped with ABS. In the affected motorcycles, the four bolts that secure the two cable guides on either side of the headstock do not contain threadlock. As a result, the bolts could loosen.
Safety consequence
If the bolts loosen, steering movement could be restricted, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Triumph will notify owners, and dealers will replace the four bolts with new bolts containing threadlock, free of charge. The recall began on November 7, 2014. Owners may contact Triumph customer service at 1-678-854-2010. Triumph's number for this recall is Service Bulletin 501.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 14V548000
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.