NHTSA vehicle safety data

2017 Triumph Thruxton 1200R Recalls & Complaints

The 2017 Triumph Thruxton 1200R 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 2017 Triumph Thruxton 1200R. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2017 Triumph Thruxton 1200R owner complaints

Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about the 2017 Triumph Thruxton 1200R, describing incidents dated October 29, 2018.

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Service Brakes 1 complaint

Newest complaints

ODI #11221173 · Filed June 19, 2019
THE FRONT BRAKE EXHIBITS A VERY LONG FIRST PULL TO ENGAGE, SUBSEQUENT PULLS ARE SHORT BRIEFLY, THEN THE LONG PULL RETURNS AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THIS CAUSES THE FRONT BRAKE TO ENGAGE AT GREATLY VARYING LEVELS OF LEVER PULL AND EFFORT DURING A TYPICAL RIDE. THE BRAKE IS ALSO VERY SPONGY AND VAGUE. THE…

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NHTSA defect investigations

NHTSA's investigations file lists the 2017 Triumph Thruxton 1200R in 1 investigation. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.

Preliminary Evaluation PE21-017: Extended Stopping Distance
Closed January 15, 2025

Open and recently closed NHTSA defect investigations

Fairing may Damage Wiring, causing Stall

NHTSA #19E029000 · Electrical System — Wiring · NHTSA notice

Reported April 15, 2019 · Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD

Potentially affected: 1,201 vehicles

Repair completion: 39.72% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Triumph campaign SRAN566 · Owners notified May 24, 2019

Defect description

Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD (Triumph) is recalling certain accessory fairing kits, part numbers A9708301, A9708412, A9938255, A9938257, A9938265, A9938267, A9938323, and A9938325 sold for accessory installation on 2016-2018 Thruxton 1200, Thruxton 1200R, Thruxton 1200 Dual Seat and Thruxton 1200R Dual Seat motorcycles. Insufficient clearance for the wiring may result in damage to the harnesses causing a loss of headlights, turn signals or possibly a stall.

Safety consequence

An engine stall or a loss of the headlight or turn signals can increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Triumph will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wire covering (conduits) free of charge. The recall began May 24, 2019. Owners may contact Triumph customer service at 1-678-854-2010. Triumph's number for this recall is SRAN566.

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 2017 Triumph Thruxton 1200R. 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 2017 Triumph Thruxton 1200R.

Service Brakes

ODI #11221173

Incident: October 29, 2018 · Filed: June 19, 2019

THE FRONT BRAKE EXHIBITS A VERY LONG FIRST PULL TO ENGAGE, SUBSEQUENT PULLS ARE SHORT BRIEFLY, THEN THE LONG PULL RETURNS AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THIS CAUSES THE FRONT BRAKE TO ENGAGE AT GREATLY VARYING LEVELS OF LEVER PULL AND EFFORT DURING A TYPICAL RIDE. THE BRAKE IS ALSO VERY SPONGY AND VAGUE. THE DEALER HAS MADE 5 ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WHICH INCLUDES SEVERAL BRAKE BLEEDS, REPLACEMENT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE CHANGE TO DIFFERENT TYPE OF BRAKE FLUID, ALL TO NO AVAIL.

Other Triumph Thruxton 1200R model years

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