# NHTSA recall 14V009000

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.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 14V009000
- Manufacturer: Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD
- Reported: 2014\-01\-15
- Owners notified: 2014\-01\-24
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 2800

## What is wrong

Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD \(Triumph\) is recalling certain model year 2012\-2014 Tiger Explorer ABS A1 and 2013\-2014 Tiger Explorer Spoke ABS XC A1 and Trophy SE A1 motorcycles manufactured November 17, 2011, through December 16, 2013.  In the affected motorcycles, the electronic control unit \(ECU\) hardware and software may improperly detect the motorcyle's throttle position resulting in the motorcycle shutting down.


## What can happen

An unexpected shutdown increases the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Triumph will notify owners, and dealers will update and install new ECU hardware and software, free of charge. The recall began on January 24, 2014.  Customers may contact Triumph at 1\-678\-854\-2010.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2015 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2015\-07\-13
- Vehicles in the campaign: 2800
- Reported remedied: 2800 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2012 TRIUMPH TIGER](/makes/triumph/tiger/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-11\-17 to 2013\-12\-16.
- [2013 TRIUMPH TIGER](/makes/triumph/tiger/2013/recalls.md). Built 2011\-11\-17 to 2013\-12\-16.
- [2014 TRIUMPH TIGER](/makes/triumph/tiger/2014/recalls.md). Built 2011\-11\-17 to 2013\-12\-16.
- [2013 TRIUMPH TROPHY](/makes/triumph/trophy/2013/recalls.md). Built 2011\-11\-17 to 2013\-12\-16.
- [2014 TRIUMPH TROPHY](/makes/triumph/trophy/2014/recalls.md). Built 2011\-11\-17 to 2013\-12\-16.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [SMT\-COM\-02](/bulletins/10253644.md), 2024-04-29, Service bulletin
- [SMT\-COM\-01](/bulletins/10253642.md), 2024-04-29, Service bulletin
- [Parts](/bulletins/10252943.md), 2024-04-08, Service bulletin
- [SMTCOM01](/bulletins/10251740.md), 2024-03-18, Service bulletin
- [SMT\-COM03](/bulletins/10239437.md), 2023-07-17, Service bulletin
- [SMT\-COM01](/bulletins/10239435.md), 2023-07-17, Service bulletin
- [SMT\-COM05](/bulletins/10231157.md), 2023-02-06, Service bulletin
- [SMT\-COM04](/bulletins/10231156.md), 2023-02-06, Service bulletin
- [SMTCOM04](/bulletins/10231150.md), 2023-02-06, Service bulletin
- [Technical Bullet](/bulletins/10228576.md), 2023-01-03, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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