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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Electrical System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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What owners actually said
2 reports
1,200 miles · May 8, 2015
Electrical System
VEHI ME WILL SOMETIMES STALL DURING IDLE WHILE STANDING STILL. SOMETIMES VEHICLE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START CREATING A HAZARD WHEN I'M IN TRAFFIC. OTHER TIMES WHEN FUELLING OR TAKING A BREAK I SHUT VEHICLE OFF. WHEN I COME BACK VEHICLE REFUSE TO START BY ONLY MAKING A CLICKING SOUND. THIS HAPPEN SO RANDOMLY THAT THEY BIKE C…
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VEHI ME WILL SOMETIMES STALL DURING IDLE WHILE STANDING STILL. SOMETIMES VEHICLE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START CREATING A HAZARD WHEN I'M IN TRAFFIC. OTHER TIMES WHEN FUELLING OR TAKING A BREAK I SHUT VEHICLE OFF. WHEN I COME BACK VEHICLE REFUSE TO START BY ONLY MAKING A CLICKING SOUND. THIS HAPPEN SO RANDOMLY THAT THEY BIKE COULD BE PARK FOR A DAY OR TWO AND DON'T START AND AND THEN BIKE WOULD LATER START AT IT OWN LEISURE. BATTERY WAS CHANGE AND NOTHING. TOOK THE BIKE TO DEALERSHIP SINCE IT STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND NOTHING. MOST RECENTLY BIKE WAS FULLY CHARGE WITH A CHARGER AND IT ONLY MADE A CLICKING SOUND LIKE CLICK CLICK CLICK
NHTSA ODI #10715265
42 miles · Jun 25, 2012
Engine
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TRIUMPH AMERICA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND WERE LOOKING INTO THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42.
NHTSA ODI #10463028
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