Service bulletin SMT-SB542-10Apri
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10122032 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-11-03 |
| Manufacturer's number | SMT-SB542-10Apri |
| Manufacturer's date | 2017-10-04 |
| NHTSA component | EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE; ENGINE |
NHTSA's summary
Service bulletin 542 addresses the need to over check the engine to frame alignment, frame adjuster tightening torques, and engine bolt tightening torques.
The document
The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.
Components
Body and frame, Engine, Equipment and accessories
| TRIUMPH EXPLORER | 2017 |
|---|---|
| TRIUMPH EXPLORER XCA | 2016, 2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| TRIUMPH EXPLORER XCX LRH | 2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| TRIUMPH EXPLORER XR | 2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| TRIUMPH EXPLORER XRT | 2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| TRIUMPH EXPLORER XRX LRH | 2016, 2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| TRIUMPH TIGER 800 XR | 2016 (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.
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