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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2012 Triumph Tiger 800 Recalls

The 2012 Triumph Tiger 800 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 22, 2013.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Triumph Tiger 800. Whether a recall on your own motorcycle is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
4

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
3

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2012 Triumph Tiger 800, the 17-character VIN is stamped on the steering head, just behind the headlight, and on the frame label.

4 recalls on the 2012 Triumph Tiger 800

Exterior lighting: turn signal

Campaign
13V104000
Reported
March 22, 2013
Vehicles affected
up to 3,799
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2013 Tiger 800, 3 other models

13V104000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling

Campaign
11V434000
Reported
August 22, 2011
Vehicles affected
up to 1,485
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2011 Tiger 800, 1 other model

11V434000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Structure: motorcycle: kickstand/center stand

Campaign
11V436000
Reported
August 22, 2011
Vehicles affected
up to 668
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2011 Tiger 800, 1 other model

11V436000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment

Campaign
11V393000
Reported
August 2, 2011
Vehicles affected
up to 134
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2011 Tiger 800, 2 other models

11V393000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2012 Triumph Tiger 800 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 3 owner complaints about the 2012 Triumph Tiger 800, the newest on June 29, 2018.

In complaints about the 2012 Triumph Tiger 800, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (33%), followed by the exterior lighting (33%) and the power train (33%).

1 of the 2012 Triumph Tiger 800's 4 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine And Engine Cooling1
  • Exterior Lighting1
  • Power Train1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2012 Triumph Tiger 800 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20111
20171
20181

Complaints about the 2012 Triumph Tiger 800 peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 1. 33% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.

The 3 complaints about the 2012 Triumph Tiger 800 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Triumph Tiger 800 by model year

Other 2012 Triumph models

Newest record on this page: June 29, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted