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Triumph Thunderbird Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 15 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Triumph Thunderbird (2000–2014). The most-complained-about year is 2010.

3
safety recalls, all years
15
owner complaints, all years
2010
year with most recalls
2010
year with most complaints

Pick your Triumph Thunderbird model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2014 Triumph Thunderbird12
2013 Triumph Thunderbird04
2012 Triumph Thunderbird11
2010 Triumph Thunderbird17
2000 Triumph Thunderbird01

What Triumph Thunderbird owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 15 complaints with NHTSA. The 2010 model year has the most, with 7.

All Triumph Thunderbird recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Triumph Thunderbird, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Injectors (fuel system)

    NHTSA 14V694000 Reported 417 vehicles potentially affected Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD

    Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD (Triumph) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Triumph Thunderbird, Thunderbird ABS, Tiger 800,Tiger 800 ABS, Thruxton, and Bonneville motorcycles manufactured February 6, 2014, to August 7, 2014. The engine control unit may improperly activate the fuel injectors.

    Remedy: Triumph will notify owners, and dealers will modify the internal ECU hardware, free of charge. The recall began December 4, 2014. Owners may contact Triumph customer service at 1-678-854-2010. Triumph's number for this…

    Model years: 2014

  2. Wheels

    NHTSA 13V032000 Reported 250 vehicles potentially affected Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD

    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.

    Remedy: Triumph will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected bearings free of charge. Owners may contact Triumph at 1-678-854-2010 for more information.

    Model years: 2012

  3. Equipment

    NHTSA 11V277000 Reported 1,955 vehicles potentially affected TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES AMERICA LTD

    Triumph is recalling certain model year 2010 thunderbird and thunderbird ABS motorcycles manufactured from september 2009 through august 2010. These motorcycles were built with an incompatible thread locker/screw combination at the front fender mounting.

    Remedy: Dealers will install new screws, free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin during june 2011. Owners may contact triumph customer service department at 1-678-539-8782.

    Model years: 2010

Other Triumph models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.