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Triumph Thunderbird

Every Triumph Thunderbird model year on file, 1995 to 2014. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years150 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years131995 to 2014
Recall campaigns3Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins919Summed across model years
By model year

The 2010 model year drew the most complaints, 7, 47% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0246819951997199920012003720122014
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Speed control leads the Triumph Thunderbird complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Speed control
6
Engine and cooling
4
Fuel system
3
Powertrain
3
Electrical system
2
Equipment
1
Brakes
1
Suspension
1
Wheels
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Triumph Thunderbird model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Triumph Thunderbird by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2014Motorcycle20.01001096
2013Motorcycle40.02000094
2012Motorcycle10.0501094
2010Motorcycle70.03501095
2003Not decoded0NoneNone0093
2002Not decoded0NoneNone0093
2001Not decoded0NoneNone0079
2000Not decoded10.01000060
1999Not decoded0NoneNone0043
1998Not decoded0NoneNone0043
1997Not decoded0NoneNone0043
1996Not decoded0NoneNone0043
1995Not decoded0NoneNone0043
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Triumph Thunderbird

  • 14V-694 Nov 3, 2014
    Engine control unit may improperly activate the fuel injectors
    Fuel system · 417 vehicles
  • 13V-032 Jan 29, 2013
    Wheels were assembled with bearings of an unknown quality
    Wheels · 250 vehicles
  • 11V-277 May 10, 2011
    These motorcycles were built with an incompatible thread locker/screw combination at the front fender mounting
    Equipment · 1,955 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.