# 2009 TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE 675 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `859145` · 2011-05-31 · Triumph Motorcycles America, Ltd.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TRIUMPH
- **Model:** STREET TRIPLE 675
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Triumph Motorcycles America, Ltd.
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 7,800
- **Speed:** 70 mph
## Narrative
I WAS RIDING MY TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE MOTORCYCLE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE BIKE JUST SUDDENLY SHUT OFF.  I LOST ALL POWER AND THE BIKE WOULD NOT RESTART.  I TRIED TO QUICKLY CHANGE LANES TO GET TO THE SHOULDER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC.  I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A CAR.  THE BIKE SLID AND I WAS INJURED IN THE FALL.  I HAD THE BIKE TOWED AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REGULATOR/RECTIFIER HAD FAILED.  THE BATTERY WOULD NOT CHARGE AS A RESULT SO I LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER.  THE BIKE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 6 MONTHS AND EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE BIKE, TRIUMPH REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE PART, THE LABOR OR MY MEDICAL EXPENSES.  I PURCHASED A NEW PART ONLINE AND REPLACED IT MYSELF.  THIS IS A COMMON AND WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MOTORCYCLE.  SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PART FAIL IN THE FIRST HUNDRED MILES THEY HAVE THE BIKE.  *TR
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