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Service bulletin SB-397

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10026427
Published by NHTSA2008-10-29
Manufacturer's numberSB-397
Manufacturer's date2008-10-01
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION:REAR

NHTSA's summary

TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLE: DRAG LINK TO DROP LINK BOLT, DRAG LINK TO FRAME BOLT AND DROP LINK TO REAR SUSPENSION UNIT BOLT, WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE BOLTS FRACTURING. *PE

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Suspension

Vehicles listed
TRIUMPH SPRINT ST1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
TRIUMPH SPRINT ST 10502005, 2006, 2007, 2008 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
TRIUMPH SPRINT ST ABS2005, 2006, 2007 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20092822009-10-02. Suspension
09V3780002009-10-02. SUSPENSION
20083362008-09-11. Suspension
08V4570002008-09-10. SUSPENSION
20063552006-12-14. Suspension
00V0430002000-02-16. SUSPENSION

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
SMT-TN174-20Marc2017-12-14. Service bulletin. Technical News 174 provides instructions that apply to Front Brake Calipers, Rider Configurable Modes, Breather Cover Bolts Tightening Sequence, Crankcase Tightening Sequence, Left and Right Hand Switch Housings, Owner's Handbook - Rake Specification Correction, Headlight Wiring Harness Routing, Silencer Alignment_DZ, Rear Indicator Bracket, Master Cylinder Hose Inlet Replacement, FOX Accessory Rear Suspension Unit, Clutch Lifter Piece, Regulator Rectifer Parts Kit, Scheduled Maintenance Chart - Ait Cooled Bonneville Models, Service Manual - Rear Disc Runout Specification Correction.
SMT-TN174-20Marc2017-11-03. Service bulletin. Technical News 174 provides instructions that apply to Front Brake Calipers, Rider Configurable Modes, Breather Cover Bolts Tightening Sequence, Crankcase Tightening Sequence, Left and Right Hand Switch Housings, Owner's Handbook - Rake Specification Correction, Headlight Wiring Harness Routing, Silencer Alignment_DZ, Rear Indicator Bracket, Master Cylinder Hose Inlet Replacement, FOX Accessory Rear Suspension Unit, Clutch Lifter Piece, Regulator Rectifer Parts Kit, Scheduled Maintenance Chart - Ait Cooled Bonneville Models, Service Manual - Rear Disc Runout Specification Correction.
SMT-TN 159 1 Oct2017-11-03. Service bulletin. Technical service bulletin 159 addressing 19 service instructions, some of which apply to all models. Instructions relate to piston and piston top ring, alternator rotor retaining bolt, rear brake hose guide, auxiliary lights, headlight spares, gear selector drum and neutral light switch, pulser ring fixings, side stand fixing, battery terminal cover, heated grip fixings, headstock bearing adjustment, front and rear diretion indicator fixings, swinging arm, throttle linkage cleaning, headlight label, clutch lifter piece, rear brake caliper bleed nipple and owner's handbook.
SB-3992008-12-09. Service bulletin. TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLE: THE RIGHT HAND REAR WHEEL BEARING MAY BE INSUFFICIENTLY GREASED ON A SMALL NUMBER OF SPRINT ST 1050S. *PE UPDATED 10/01/08. *PE