{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"05V004000","date":"2005-01-07","owner_notified":"2005-01-25","manufacturer":"TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES (AMERICA) LTD","component":"POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT","summary":"ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, DAMAGE TO THE OIL SEAL OCCURRED DURING FINAL ASSEMBLY.   ONCE DAMAGED SOME OF THE OIL IN THE DRIVE UNIT COULD ESCAPE PAST THE SEAL.","consequence":"IF UNDETECTED THE FINAL DRIVE UNIT COULD RUN LOW OF OIL AND SEIZE CAUSING THE REAR WHEEL TO LOCKUP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.","remedy":"DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FINAL DRIVE UNIT.  THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 25, 2005.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT TRIUMPH AT 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.","mfr_campaign":null,"part_number":null,"units":1994,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2005,"make":"TRIUMPH","model":"ROCKET III","vehicle_id":"2005_triumph_rocket-iii","match":"exact","built_from":"2004-06-01","built_to":"2004-10-24"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/05V004000"}