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2009 TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1652032 · 2020-03-05

Vehicle

Make
TRIUMPH
Model
STREET TRIPLE
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Triumph Motorcycles America, Ltd.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
1

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A MOTORCYCLE FIRE LIKELY CAUSED BY THE RECALL ISSUE WHILE STARTING MY MORNING COMMUTE. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOTICE THE SMOKE SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING MY HOME JUST BEFORE GETTING ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS WEARING A HELMET CAMERA AND I HAVE INCLUDED THE YOUTUBE VIDEO OF THE EVENT BELOW. 4 YEARS AGO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE PRESCRIBED RECALL FIX ON THE REGULATOR/RECTIFIER. THE WIRE FROM WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN THE SOURCE OF THIS FIRE. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE THE WORK HAD BEEN DONE, TRIUMPH WOULD NOT REPAIR THIS ISSUE. MY CONCERN IS A MOTORCYCLE SHOULD NEVER CATCH ON FIRE AND THIS DEFINITELY APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. IF I HAD NOT NOTICED IT WHEN I DID I MIGHT NOT BE HEAR TO WRITE THIS REPORT. HELMET CAMERA VIDEO: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=KBDPDKQJH10&FEATURE=EMB_LOGO

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11316287
Machine
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