Triumph Tiger 800 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 8 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Triumph Tiger 800 (2011–2014). The most-complained-about year is 2011.
Pick your Triumph Tiger 800 model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 Triumph Tiger 800 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 Triumph Tiger 800 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 Triumph Tiger 800 | 4 | 3 |
| 2011 Triumph Tiger 800 | 3 | 4 |
What Triumph Tiger 800 owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA. The 2011 model year has the most, with 4.
All Triumph Tiger 800 recalls (5)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Triumph Tiger 800, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Injectors (fuel system)
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
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Turn signal (exterior lighting)
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.
Remedy: Triumph will notify owners and dealers will replace the turn signal stems, free of charge. The recall began on March 26, 2013. Owners may contact Triumph at 1-678-854-2010 for more information.
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Engine and engine cooling
Triumph is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 tiger 800 and tiger 800 xc motorcycles manufactured from september 2010 through june 2011, for a problem with the engine management software.
Remedy: Dealers will download new engine management software into the motorcycles electronic control unit (ECU), free of charge. The safety recall began on september 2, 2011. Owners may contact triumph customer service…
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Kickstand/center stand (structure)
Triumph is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 tiger 800 and tiger 800 xc motorcycles manufactured from september 2010 through june 2011. The optional accessory center stand assembly contains a defective return spring that may break.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the return spring and repair the motorcycles free of charge. The safety recall began on august 26, 2011. Owners may contact triumph customer service department at 1-678-854-2010.
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Equipment
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.
Remedy: 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…
Other Triumph models
- Rocket III35 complaints
- Thruxton31 complaints
- Bonneville29 complaints
- Sprint ST22 complaints
- Speed Triple18 complaints
- Triumph18 complaints
- Tiger 1050 Ccm Abs17 complaints
- Thunderbird15 complaints
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.