NHTSA vehicle safety data

2012 Triumph Tiger Recalls & Complaints

The 2012 Triumph Tiger has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 2 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 2012 Triumph Tiger. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2012 Triumph Tiger owner complaints

Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA about the 2012 Triumph Tiger, describing incidents dated June 13, 2012 to October 13, 2016.

Most-cited components

Exterior Lighting 2 complaints
Service Brakes 1 complaint

Newest complaints

ODI #10946942 · Filed January 23, 2017
ALL THE TURN SIGNAL STALKS HAVE BROKEN EXCEPT THE LEFT FRONT THROUGH NORMAL RIDING, BIKE HAS NEVER BEEN DOWN. I CAN TELL THE LEFT FRONT WAS REPLACED BEFORE I BOUGHT THE BIKE IN JANUARY OF 2016 BECAUSE IT HAS WITNESS MARKS IN THE BULB HOUSING AND THE STALK MATERIAL IS RUBBERY AND THE MATERIAL ON THE…
ODI #10465335 · Filed July 11, 2012
REAR BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE UNLESS FIRM PRESSURE IS USED ON THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER (REAR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IS OK). *TR

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Throttle Position Signal may cause Engine Shutdown

NHTSA #14V009000 · Fuel System, Gasoline — Fuel Injection System · NHTSA notice

Reported January 15, 2014 · Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD

Potentially affected: 2,800 vehicles

Repair completion: 100% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Owners notified January 24, 2014 · Vehicles built November 17, 2011 – December 16, 2013 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD (Triumph) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Tiger Explorer ABS A1 and 2013-2014 Tiger Explorer Spoke ABS XC A1 and Trophy SE A1 motorcycles manufactured November 17, 2011, through December 16, 2013. In the affected motorcycles, the electronic control unit (ECU) hardware and software may improperly detect the motorcyle's throttle position resulting in the motorcycle shutting down.

Safety consequence

An unexpected shutdown increases the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Triumph will notify owners, and dealers will update and install new ECU hardware and software, free of charge. The recall began on January 24, 2014. Customers may contact Triumph at 1-678-854-2010.

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 2012 Triumph Tiger. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

2 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2012 Triumph Tiger.

Exterior Lighting

ODI #10946942

Incident: October 13, 2016 · Filed: January 23, 2017

ALL THE TURN SIGNAL STALKS HAVE BROKEN EXCEPT THE LEFT FRONT THROUGH NORMAL RIDING, BIKE HAS NEVER BEEN DOWN. I CAN TELL THE LEFT FRONT WAS REPLACED BEFORE I BOUGHT THE BIKE IN JANUARY OF 2016 BECAUSE IT HAS WITNESS MARKS IN THE BULB HOUSING AND THE STALK MATERIAL IS RUBBERY AND THE MATERIAL ON THE THREE BROKEN STALKS ARE SIMILAR TO A HARD WAX CONSISTENCY. I GAVE MY VIN # TO MY LOCAL TRIUMPH DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALLS ON THIS BIKE SO I ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE THREE BROKEN STEMS WITH EPOXY WITHOUT SUCCESS. I LATER GOOGLED THE ISSUE AND FOUND THE RECALL ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE, I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AGAIN WITH THE RECALL INFO AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK WHICH THEY NEVER DID. I THEN CALLED THE TRIUMPH USA TOLL FREE CUSTOMER NUMBER, TOLD THEM THE ISSUE, GAVE THEM MY VIN#, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT ALL FOUR STALKS WERE REPLACED BY THE SELLING DEALER IN CARTERSVILLE, GA, WHICH, I CAN ASSURE YOU, THREE WERE NEVER DONE. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP WASN'T INTERESTED IN HELPING ME OUT, JUST BASICALLY TOLD ME "TOO BAD". I LEFT A MESSAGE WITH HIS SUPERVISOR [XXX] ON OCT. 13, 2016 AND NEVER HEARD ANYTHING AGAIN. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Exterior Lighting; Service Brakes

ODI #10465335

Incident: June 13, 2012 · Filed: July 11, 2012

REAR BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE UNLESS FIRM PRESSURE IS USED ON THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER (REAR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IS OK). *TR

Other Triumph Tiger model years

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