NHTSA recall 06V465000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	06V465000
Manufacturer	TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES AMERICA LTD
Reported	2006-12-04
Owners notified	2007-01-05
Component	STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION
Units potentially affected	1913

What is wrong

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE REAR DRAG LINK-THROUGH BOLT MAY BEND AND, IF NOT REPLACED OR OVERLOADED, MAY FRACTURE CAUSING THE REAR TIRE TO CONTACT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE REAR MUDGUARD.

What can happen

THIS COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A HIGHER GRADE NUT THAN THE ORIGINAL ARRANGEMENT AND A SINGLE-THROUGH SLEEVE (THE ORIGINAL DESIGN INCLUDED 3 SEPARATE SLEEVES). THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 5, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TRIUMPH AT 1-678-854-2010.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Vehicles this campaign lists
2006 TRIUMPH SPRINT ST 1050	Built 2004-11-01 to 2006-11-30. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
2007 TRIUMPH SPRINT ST 1050	Built 2004-11-01 to 2006-11-30. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
2006 TRIUMPH SPRINT ST ABS	Built 2004-11-01 to 2006-11-30. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
2007 TRIUMPH SPRINT ST ABS	Built 2004-11-01 to 2006-11-30. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
SB-403	2010-04-05. Service bulletin. TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLE: REPLACEMENT DRAG LINK ASSEMBLY. MODELS AFFECTED ARE SPRINT ST (1050 CC) AND SPRINT ST (1050 CC) ABS. *PE