NHTSA recall 08V624000

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Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	08V624000
Manufacturer	TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES AMERICA LTD
Reported	2008-11-26
Owners notified	2008-12-12
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
Units potentially affected	87

What is wrong

TRIUMPH IS RECALLING 87 MY 2008-2009 THRUXTON MOTORCYCLES. THE INSTALLED FRONT BRAKE CALIPER BRACKET BOLTS MAY BE TOO SHORT, REDUCING THREAD ENGAGEMENT OF THE BOLTS INTO THE BRAKE CALIPER BRACKET.

What can happen

THE BRAKE CALIPER MAY BECOME LOOSE OR SEPARATED RESULTING IN REDUCED BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, LOSS CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

The remedy

TRIUMPH WILL REPLACE THESE BOLTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 12, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TRIUMPH AT 1-678-539-8782.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY 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
2008 TRIUMPH THRUXTON	Built 2008-05-01 to 2008-07-31.
2009 TRIUMPH THRUXTON	Built 2008-05-01 to 2008-07-31.

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
TB-104	2009-12-03. Service bulletin. TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLE: HEADERS DISCOLOURATION, CAMSHAFT COVER, HORN, BRAKE CALIPER SLIDING PIN GREASING, CAMSHAFT CAP LADDER BOLTS TIGHTENING SEQUENCE, OIL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE, NEW COOLANT, WARNING LABELS, ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) BRACKET, FORK SHROUDS, AND DRIVER CHAIN FREE MOVEMENT. DEALERS TO CHECK MOTORCYCLES PRIOR TO BEING DELIVERED TO CUSTOMERS. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE