On February 14, 2024, Triumph Motorcycles America issued a security recall for sure 2023 Trident 660s and Tiger Sport 660s because of improperly machined entrance fork caps on the affected bikes. Because of a machining error, affected entrance fork caps might have their threads strip, which might trigger them to detach from the fork tube. This might, in flip, negatively have an effect on dealing with, thereby growing the danger of a crash.

Approximately 107 bikes offered within the US are believed to be affected, based on Triumph Motorcycles America’s information. This represents roughly one % of the inhabitants. Only very particular manufacturing batches of 2023 Triumph Trident 660 and Tiger Sport 660s are believed to be affected. Here are their particulars, and remember that the VINs listed below are non-sequential.

What Happened?

According to Triumph’s chronology of the difficulty, the primary guarantee declare relating to this downside was submitted in July 2022 in China. Later in 2022 and going into 2023, 5 extra guarantee claims associated to this subject have been all submitted in China.

From September to November of 2023, Triumph’s high quality assurance staff started investigating the difficulty. Between January and February of 2024, the staff discovered a producing error in thread machining for the affected entrance fork caps. 

As of February 14, 2024, which is the date that Triumph submitted its Part 573 Safety Recall Report to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, it states that it “is not aware of any accidents or injuries related to this condition.”

Furthermore, the report from Triumph provides that the situation for which this recall is being issued was remedied on manufacturing bikes starting in May 2022. That’s why solely sure bikes are affected. The machining error was not identified about on the time; therefore this recall.

What Happens Next?

Triumph America deliberate to inform its supplier community on or about February 23, 2024. It additionally plans to inform registered homeowners of affected bikes about this recall on or about February 28, 2024. 

To treatment the difficulty, licensed Triumph America sellers will exchange the affected fork caps with appropriately machined fork caps. This service can be carried out freed from cost, together with vital components and labor. 

It’s value noting that each the faulty and the treatment fork caps should not have any distinguishing options that make it attainable to establish with the bare eye. However, the treatment fork caps meet Triumph’s actual specs for the half, and can thus have interaction appropriately with the threads on the fork tube when they’re tightened to the proper torque spec.

Important Contact Information Regarding This Recall

Owners could contact Triumph Motorcycles America customer support at 1-678-854-2010. Triumph’s recall marketing campaign quantity for this subject is SRAN 617.

Additionally, homeowners may contact the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or go to www.nhtsa.gov. NHTSA’s quantity for this recall marketing campaign is 24V-109.

This Isn’t The First Recall For Either Of These Bikes

In August 2023, Triumph Motorcycles America issued a recall for all 2022 through 2024 Trident 660s and Tiger Sport 660s because of a possible engine stalling subject.

At the time of writing in late February 2024, it has been a number of months since that first recall was introduced. However, if you’re an proprietor who has not but scheduled that recall service, maybe you may have each repairs carried out at one appointment. The neatest thing to do in any case is to achieve out to your native licensed Triumph supplier or the Triumph America customer support line with any questions you could have.