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2017 Triumph Thruxton R Recalls & Complaints

The 2017 Triumph Thruxton R has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 8 owner complaints 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 R. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2017 Triumph Thruxton R owner complaints

Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Triumph Thruxton R, describing incidents dated July 15, 2017 to October 6, 2020.

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Service Brakes 8 complaints

Newest complaints

ODI #11387900 · Filed January 13, 2021
SEEMS I HAVE THE ISSUE MANY OTHER ARE HAVING WITH THE FRONT BRAKES ON MY TRIUMPH THRUXTON R IN THAT I HAVE TO "DOUBLE PUMP" THE BRAKE LEVER TO ACTUALLY GET A GOOD SOLID BRAKING FEEL AND ACTION. AFTER DOUBLE PUMPING THE BRAKE LEVER I GET THE SOLID BRAKING I SHOULD HAVE FOR MAYBE 10 SECS AFTER USING…
ODI #11387893 · Filed January 13, 2021
FRONT BRAKES ARE SPONGEY AND REQUIRE PUMPING OF BRAKE LEVER IN ORDER TO GET FULL BRAKING ABILITY. FRONT BRAKE LEVER IS SOFT ON FIRST PULL AND NEEDS TO BE RELEASED AND PULLED AGAIN IN ORDER TO BRAKE FULLY. THERE ALSO SEEMS TO BE A FRONT WHEEL SPACING ISSUE, CAUSING THE FRONT ROTOR TO HIT ONE BRAKE…
ODI #11387875 · Filed January 13, 2021
FRONT BRAKES REQUIRE A DOUBLE PUMP OF THE LEVER TO ACCOMPLISH POSITIVE BRAKE FEEL AND OPERATION. THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND IN CASE OF EMERGENCY STOPPING. I HAVE BLED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND IT STILL DOESN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

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NHTSA defect investigations

NHTSA's investigations file lists the 2017 Triumph Thruxton R 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

Side Stand Spring May Fracture

NHTSA #20V015000 · Structure — Motorcycle — Kickstand/Center Stand · NHTSA notice

Reported January 15, 2020 · Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD

Potentially affected: 3,244 vehicles

Repair completion: 40.69% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Triumph campaign SRAN 570 · Owners notified February 24, 2020 · Vehicles built February 28, 2016 – November 14, 2018 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD (Triumph) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Thruxton, 2016-2019 Thruxton R and 2020 Thruxton TFC motorcycles. The side stand spring may fracture, possibly allowing the side stand switch to activate and shut off the engine.

Safety consequence

An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Triumph will notify owners, and dealers will replace the side stand spring, free of charge. The recall began February 24, 2020. Owners may contact Triumph customer service at 1-678-854-2010. Triumph's number for this recall is SRAN 570.

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 R. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

8 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2017 Triumph Thruxton R.

Service Brakes

ODI #11387900

Incident: March 21, 2020 · Filed: January 13, 2021

SEEMS I HAVE THE ISSUE MANY OTHER ARE HAVING WITH THE FRONT BRAKES ON MY TRIUMPH THRUXTON R IN THAT I HAVE TO "DOUBLE PUMP" THE BRAKE LEVER TO ACTUALLY GET A GOOD SOLID BRAKING FEEL AND ACTION. AFTER DOUBLE PUMPING THE BRAKE LEVER I GET THE SOLID BRAKING I SHOULD HAVE FOR MAYBE 10 SECS AFTER USING THE FRONT BRAKE. THEN THE BRAKE LEVER LOSES ITS FEEL AND I HAVE TO DOUBLE PUMP THE LEVER AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN MY BIKE IN FOR A ANNUAL INSPECTION, WHICH I MENTIONED THE BRAKING ISSUE AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED IT IS A PROBLEM AND WOULD REMEDY IT. AFTER THE SERVICE, WHICH INCLUDED A BRAKE FLUID FLUSH AND BLEED THE ISSUE RETURNED A FEW DAYS LATER. CLEARLY THERE IS A MAJOR MALFUNCTIONING COMPONENT THAT TRIUMPH KNOWS ABOUT BUT IS REFUSING TO REPLACE AND FROM MY RESEARCH THIS IS IN ISSUE ON ALL RECENT TRIUMPH MODELS THAT HAVE BREMBO FRONT BRAKE COMPONENTS. I HAVE GOTTEN USE TO THIS ISSUE BUT IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, I FEAR I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BRAKE IN THE MANNER THAT IS NEED AND COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

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ODI #11387893

Incident: July 15, 2017 · Filed: January 13, 2021

FRONT BRAKES ARE SPONGEY AND REQUIRE PUMPING OF BRAKE LEVER IN ORDER TO GET FULL BRAKING ABILITY. FRONT BRAKE LEVER IS SOFT ON FIRST PULL AND NEEDS TO BE RELEASED AND PULLED AGAIN IN ORDER TO BRAKE FULLY. THERE ALSO SEEMS TO BE A FRONT WHEEL SPACING ISSUE, CAUSING THE FRONT ROTOR TO HIT ONE BRAKE PAD BEFORE THE OTHER, WHICH MAY BE AT LEAST PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ISSUE.

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ODI #11387875

Incident: October 1, 2017 · Filed: January 13, 2021

FRONT BRAKES REQUIRE A DOUBLE PUMP OF THE LEVER TO ACCOMPLISH POSITIVE BRAKE FEEL AND OPERATION. THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND IN CASE OF EMERGENCY STOPPING. I HAVE BLED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND IT STILL DOESN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

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ODI #11375308

Incident: January 28, 2019 · Filed: November 18, 2020

NOTICED SPONGY BRAKE LEVER FEEL WHEN I PURCHASED THE BIKE. SPONGY FRONT BRAKES - REQUIRES A DOUBLE PULL OF LEVER. HAVE BLED BRAKES AND SPONGY FEELS COMES BACK AFTER FEW LEVER PULLS. HAVE HAD MANY OTHER MOTORCYCLES WITH BREMBO BRAKES AND NONE REQUIRED A DOUBLE PULL FOR PROPER ENGAGEMENT.

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ODI #11372529

Incident: October 6, 2020 · Filed: November 1, 2020

SINCE NEW THERE HAS BEEN INCONSISTENT BRAKING WHEN APPLYING THE FRONT BRAKES; OFTEN REQUIRING MULTIPLE SQUEEZES OF THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER TO GET EXPECTED BRAKING FORCE. THIS WAS IMMEDIATELY REPORTED TO THE SELLING DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED A FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM BLEED. WHILE THIS INITIALLY APPEARED TO REMEDY THE ISSUE THE INCONSISTENT BRAKING PERFORMANCE RETURNED SHORTLY AFTER. ADDITIONAL BRAKE SYSTEM BLEEDS AND REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE. I CONSIDER THIS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AS UNPREDICTABLE BRAKING PERFORMANCE CAN RESULT IN NOT BEING ABLE TO SAFELY STOP OR SLOW THE VEHICLE IN BOTH NORMAL RIDING AND EMERGENCY SCENARIOS. INQUIRIES WITH THE SELLING DEALER AND OTHER DEALERS WHO CARRY THIS BRAND INDICATE THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT ON THIS MODEL AND OTHER MODELS WITHIN THE BRAND THAT USE A SIMILAR BRAKE SYSTEM BUT CLAIM THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT OFFERED A PERMANENT RESOLUTION. ONLINE RESEARCH ALSO INDICATES OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE WITH THE POSSIBLE CAUSES RELATED TO THE MATERIALS USED FOR BRAKE CALIPER COMPONENTS.

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ODI #11367061

Incident: January 1, 2018 · Filed: October 29, 2020

THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE AN ISSUE WHERE I NEED TO PUMP THE BRAKE AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE GETTING SOLID BRAKE PRESSURE. THE FIRST PULL ON THE BRAKE LEVER IS SPONGY AND GOES NOT HAVE SOLID PRESSURE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY A CONCERN WHEN TURNING INTO A BLING CORNER AND NEEDING TO PERFORM EMERGENCY BRAKING. THE FRONT CALIPER IS NOT ALIGNED EVENLY WITH THE BRAKE ROTOR EVEN AFTER THIS MOTORCYCLE WAS WITH THE TRIUMPH DEALER FOR OVER A MONTH FOR REPAIRS. I CAN SHARE A VIDEO SHOWING HOW THE BRAKE LEVER TRAVEL BEHAVES.

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ODI #11366939

Incident: March 5, 2018 · Filed: October 28, 2020

THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER GETS A VERY SOFT, SPONGY FEEL ON THE FIRST LEVER PULL. I HAVE TO PUMP MY FRONT BRAKE BEFORE I START TO RIDE. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES THEY FEEL GOOD AS LONG AS I USE THEM EVERY SO OFTEN. IF I DON'T TOUCH THEM FOR ABOUT 15 PLUS MINUTES, THEY GO BACK TO BEING SPONGY AND SOFT FEELING WITH LESS BRAKING FORCE BEING APPLIED TO MY FRONT BRAKES. I FOUND THAT IT GETS WORSE THE HOTTER THE AMBIENT TEMP IS. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS WHILE THE MOTORCYCLE IS STATIONARY OR MOVING. SPEED DOESN'T MATTER, THE THINGS I FIND THAT EFFECT IT IS OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE (NOT BRAKE SYSTEM TEMP) AND THE TIME BETWEEN FRONT BRAKE ACTUATIONS. SOFT FRONT BRAKE FEEL AND APPLICATION HAPPENS ON EVERY ROAD, ELEVATION, CITY STREETS, FREEWAY, HIGHWAY AND IN MY GARAGE. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE MYSELF AS THE DEALER TOLD.ME IT WAS NORMAL AND DID NOT CREATE A REPAIR ORDER FOR MY VEHICLE. I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WITH AN AFTER MARKET ONE, BRAKE FLUID, FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, RETORQUED ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID LINES, REPLACED FRONT WHEEL SPACERS AND REALIGNED MY FRONT BRAKE CALIBERS, AND COUNTLESS BRAKE SYSTEM FLUID BLEEDINGS WITH AND WITHOUT ABS PUMP ACTIVATION WHILE BLEEDING WITH A SCAN TOOL WITH NO SUCCESS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE MOTORCYCLE WAS BRAND NEW.

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ODI #11319267

Incident: March 15, 2018 · Filed: March 25, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TRIUMPH THRUXTON 1200R. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER WAS APPLIED, THE BRAKE WAS SPONGY AND REQUIRED EXTRA EFFORT TO STOP THE MOTORCYCLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO HONDA YAMAHA TRIUMPH KAWASAKI OF SAVANNAH LOCATED AT (11512 ABERCORN ST, SAVANNAH, GA 31419) AND RIDGE MOTORSPORTS LOCATED AT (215 W CHURCH ST, BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, SC 29006) AND THE DEALERS WERE INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO NORTH RIDGE CUSTOM CYCLES LOCATED AT (1919 SAVANNAH HWY, CHARLESTON, SC 29407) WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REQUESTED THAT THE MOTORCYCLE BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM THE DEALER WHICH STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ACKNOWLEDGED HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 0. *LN*JB

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