NHTSA recall 13V032000

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Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	13V032000
Manufacturer	Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD
Reported	2013-01-29
Owners notified	2013-02-28
Component	WHEELS
Units potentially affected	250

What is wrong

Triumph Motorcycles (Triumph) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Daytona 675 and Street Triple motorcycles and 2012 Thunderbird and Thunderbird Storm motorcycles. The wheels were assembled with bearings of an unknown quality.

What can happen

Wheel bearings of poor quality could fail unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a motorcycle crash.

The remedy

Triumph will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected bearings free of charge. Owners may contact Triumph at 1-678-854-2010 for more information.

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.

Vehicles this campaign lists
2011 TRIUMPH DAYTONA 675	Built 2010-07-20 to 2011-09-21.
2012 TRIUMPH DAYTONA 675	Built 2010-07-20 to 2011-09-21.
2011 TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE	Built 2010-07-20 to 2011-09-14.
2012 TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE	Built 2010-07-20 to 2011-09-14.
2012 TRIUMPH THUNDERBIRD	Built 2010-07-20 to 2011-08-24.
2012 TRIUMPH THUNDERBIRD STORM	Built 2010-07-20 to 2011-08-24.

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
SMT-TN-162	2021-05-10. Service bulletin. Additional grease to NLGI 2 specification (Triumph recommends Castrol Grease) has been added to fill the gap between the seal and the needle roller bearing within the rear pulley carrier on the above models from VIN 667870. All Thunderbird Models from start of production. When the rear wheel spindle has been removed for whatever reason, check and, if necessary, add grease to fill the gap between the seal and the needle roller bearing, as shown in the illustration below.
SMTTB18419Februa	2018-05-21. Service bulletin. Technical Bulletin 184 provides instructions that apply to Electronic Systems Commissioning and Motorcycle Unlocking, Final Drive Belt, Front Fork Reflector, Clutch Cable Guide, Big End Bearing Selection Chart, Detent Wheel and Detent Lever Spring, Triumph Diagnostic Tool Compatibility with Windows Operating Systems, Rider Foot Pegs, Factory Activated Batteries (replaces Technical Bulletin 182).