NHTSA vehicle safety data

2014 Triumph Rocket III Touring Recalls & Complaints

The 2014 Triumph Rocket III Touring has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 1 owner complaint on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Triumph dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2014 Triumph Rocket III Touring. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2014 Triumph Rocket III Touring owner complaints

Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about the 2014 Triumph Rocket III Touring, describing incidents dated May 30, 2017.

Most-cited components

Power Train 1 complaint

Newest complaints

ODI #10992364 · Filed May 30, 2017
WHEN RIDING BETWEEN 15 AND 40 MPH, SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR, THEN SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR, I FEEL VIBRATION AND NOISE INDICATIVE OF POSSIBLE INCIPIENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I'M FILING THIS NOW FOR FEAR I MAY NOT SURVIVE ULTIMATE CONSEQUENCE OF THIS, AS HAS HAPPENED WITH A NUMBER OF OTHER TRIUMPH…

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Unintended Fuel Injector Activation

NHTSA #14V694000 · Fuel System, Gasoline — Fuel Injection System — Injectors · NHTSA notice

Reported November 3, 2014 · Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD

Potentially affected: 417 vehicles

Repair completion: 94.72% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Triumph campaign SB519 · Owners notified December 4, 2014 · Vehicles built February 6, 2014 – August 7, 2014 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD (Triumph) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Triumph Thunderbird, Thunderbird ABS, Tiger 800,Tiger 800 ABS, Thruxton, and Bonneville motorcycles manufactured February 6, 2014, to August 7, 2014. The engine control unit may improperly activate the fuel injectors.

Safety consequence

Improper signalling to, and activation of, the fuel injectors could cause the engine to unexpectedly lose power, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Triumph will notify owners, and dealers will modify the internal ECU hardware, free of charge. The recall began December 4, 2014. Owners may contact Triumph customer service at 1-678-854-2010. Triumph's number for this recall is SB519.

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.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2014 Triumph Rocket III Touring. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

1 owner complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2014 Triumph Rocket III Touring.

Power Train

ODI #10992364

Incident: May 30, 2017 · Filed: May 30, 2017

WHEN RIDING BETWEEN 15 AND 40 MPH, SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR, THEN SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR, I FEEL VIBRATION AND NOISE INDICATIVE OF POSSIBLE INCIPIENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I'M FILING THIS NOW FOR FEAR I MAY NOT SURVIVE ULTIMATE CONSEQUENCE OF THIS, AS HAS HAPPENED WITH A NUMBER OF OTHER TRIUMPH ROCKET MOTORCYCLES WITH THIS SAME ENGINE/TRANSMISSION -- THAT WORST CASE SCENARIO WHERE THE TRANSMISSION BREAKS, LOCKING THE REAR WHEEL, AND PROBLEMATIC AT THAT POINT IF ONE STAYS UP TO A STOP, OR ONE GOES DOWN WITH LIFE AND LIMB AT RISK, TO THE POINT OF DEATH.

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