NHTSA Campaign 11V393000
EQUIPMENT
NHTSA campaign 11V393000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment. The repair is free.
TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES AMERICA LTD filed the report for 11V393000 with NHTSA on August 2, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V393000, NHTSA lists up to 134 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011.
The 11V393000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V393000 were scheduled from September 2, 2011, 31 days after the report.
11V393000 covers 3 models from Triumph, model years 2011–2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V393000 ranks 4 of 4 TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES AMERICA LTD recalls on this site.
Besides 11V393000, TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES AMERICA LTD has 1 other recall on the equipment on this site; the one before 11V393000 was 11V277000, reported on May 10, 2011.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- TRIUMPH IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 SPRINT GT, TIGER 800 AND TIGER 800 XC MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 2010 THROUGH JUNE 2011. THE TOP BOX LOCKING HANDLE IS MISSING A CLIP ON THE LOCKING MECHANISM AND THUS IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE TOP BOX MAY DETACH FROM THE MACHINE.
- The risk
- IF THE TOP BOX FALLS FROM THE MOTORCYCLE, IT COULD STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW FITMENT CLIP PART TO THE TOP BOX LOCKING HANDLE SPINDLE TO ALIGN THE RACK AND PINION MECHANISM TO PREVENT DISENGAGEMENT. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TRIUMPH CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT 1-678-539-8782.
- Notes
- TRIUMPH SAFETY RECALL NO. RM2011/015.
Reported August 2, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V393000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V393000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: August 2, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted