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#BS-2012-TRISTR-33C92012 Triumph Street Triple
Based on reports from 4 owners and 5 recalls for this exact model.
Preliminary Verdict
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Based on 4 complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, and 5 recalls.
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Mechanic Inspection Checklist
1 owners reported exterior lighting:turn signal issues — failures commonly reported around 20K miles.
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Top cost driver: Exterior Lighting:turn Signal (1 reports).
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2012 Triumph Street Triple: Known Issues & Problem Areas
Exterior Lighting:turn Signal Issues
Exterior Lighting:turn Signal complaints account for 25% of all reports filed for the 2012 Triumph Street Triple, with 1 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. The median mileage at time of complaint is 20,248 miles, suggesting issues tend to surface around the 20K-mile mark.
Lights Issues
Lights complaints account for 25% of all reports filed for the 2012 Triumph Street Triple, with 1 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to lights-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Electrical Issues
Electrical complaints account for 25% of all reports filed for the 2012 Triumph Street Triple, with 1 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to electrical-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Drivetrain Issues
Drivetrain complaints account for 25% of all reports filed for the 2012 Triumph Street Triple, with 1 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to drivetrain-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Data sourced from NHTSA owner complaints and community reports. The full report analyzes severity, repair costs, and failure patterns for each category.
Complaint trend by year
Complaints filed with NHTSA by year for the 2012 Triumph Street Triple. Recent trend: increasing.
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Recall History (5 recalls)
WHEELS
Triumph Motorcycles (Triumph) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Daytona 675 and Street Triple motorcycles and 2012 Thunderbird and Thunderbird Storm motorcycles. The wheels were assembled with bearings of an unknown quality.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
Triumph Motorcycles (Triumph) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Daytona 675, Street Triple, Speed Triple, and Tiger 800 motorcycles. Due to a manufacturing error, the turn signal stems on the front and rear of the motorcycle may fracture.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
Triumph Motorcycles (Triumph) is recalling certain model year 2012 Street Triple motorcycles manufactured from June 2012 through November 2012; and model year 2012 Daytona 675 motorcycles manufactured July 2012 through October 2012. The motorcycles may have been assembled without a guide for the throttle cables.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Triumph Motorcycles is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Street Triple and Street Triple R motorcycles manufactured in July 2012; and model year 2012-2013 Daytona 675 and Daytona 675 R motorcycles manufactured September 2012 through June 2013. Due to a manufacturing error, the Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) may malfunction and lose anti-lock functionality.
STEERING
Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD (Triumph) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Triumph Street Triple and Street Triple R motorcycles manufactured July 1, 2012, to October 1, 2013, and equipped with ABS. In the affected motorcycles, the four bolts that secure the two cable guides on either side of the headstock do not contain threadlock. As a result, the bolts could loosen.
Recall severity analysis & seller scripts
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About this data
NHTSA Complaints
Federal database of owner-filed safety complaints. 4 records for this vehicle.
NHTSA Recalls
Manufacturer-issued safety recalls. 5 recalls found for this vehicle.
Repair Cost Data
Real-world repair costs from owner reports and independent databases.
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