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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Fuel/propulsion System. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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What owners actually said
3 reports
Mileage unknown · Sep 30, 2015
Fuel/propulsion System
EXACT SAME CONCERN AS THE REPORT LISTED IN COMPLAINT 10554076. THE TANK, ONCE REMOVED FROM BIKE, LOSES SHAPE AND CANNOT BE RE-INSTALLED WITHOUT *EXTREME* AND EXCESSIVE FORCE. PRIOR TO REMOVING THE TANK, I NOTED THAT THE TANK WAS STRAINING THE THREE MOUNTING BUSHINGS ON THE FRAME. BASED ON DIALOGUE WITH OTHER RS AND SPRINT OWNERS…
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EXACT SAME CONCERN AS THE REPORT LISTED IN COMPLAINT 10554076. THE TANK, ONCE REMOVED FROM BIKE, LOSES SHAPE AND CANNOT BE RE-INSTALLED WITHOUT *EXTREME* AND EXCESSIVE FORCE. PRIOR TO REMOVING THE TANK, I NOTED THAT THE TANK WAS STRAINING THE THREE MOUNTING BUSHINGS ON THE FRAME. BASED ON DIALOGUE WITH OTHER RS AND SPRINT OWNERS HERE AND ABROAD, THERE SEEMS TO BE A CONSISTENT DIALOGUE AS THIS ISSUE OCCURRING WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF ETHANOL INTO THE COMMON FUEL SUPPLY.
NHTSA ODI #10778902
26,000 miles · Apr 17, 2015
Fuel System, Gasoline
THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL ON THIS MODEL AND SEVERAL OTHERS FOR THE PLASTIC FUEL CONNECTORS, DEFECT INVESTIGATION PE03053 / NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V156000. MY 2004 SPRINT RS, WHICH HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE, WAS PARKED FOR EXTENSIVE, UNRELATED, WORK, WHEN A FRIEND WITH A TRIUMPH DAYTONA CAME OVER. HE HAD NOT HAD THE REC…
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THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL ON THIS MODEL AND SEVERAL OTHERS FOR THE PLASTIC FUEL CONNECTORS, DEFECT INVESTIGATION PE03053 / NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V156000. MY 2004 SPRINT RS, WHICH HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE, WAS PARKED FOR EXTENSIVE, UNRELATED, WORK, WHEN A FRIEND WITH A TRIUMPH DAYTONA CAME OVER. HE HAD NOT HAD THE RECALL DONE ON HIS BIKE AND HIS FUEL CONNECTOR BROKE WHILE HE WAS HERE. I REMOVED THE CONNECTOR FROM MY 2004 SPRINT RS AND INSTALLED IT ON HIS DAYTONA AND GOT HIM BACK ON THE ROAD. HE ORDERED ME A REPLACEMENT CONNECTOR FROM A TRIUMPH DEALER, TRIUMPH PART NUMBER T1241165. THE PART THAT ARRIVED, DATED OCTOBER 1ST, 2014, WAS THE PLASTIC FITTING THAT WAS SUBJECT TO RECALL. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT MY PART NUMBER IS CORRECT, AND THAT HE IS NO LONGER ABLE TO ORDER THE ALUMINUM PART USED TO REPLACE THE PLASTIC ONE IN THE RECALL, AS THAT PART NUMBER HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED BY THE NUMBER FOR THE PLASTIC PART. IN BRIEF: TRIUMPH IS SUPPLYING A PART SUBJECT TO RECALL INSTEAD OF THE REPLACEMENT PART THAT SHOULD BE SUPPLIED. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10706291
4,000 miles · Nov 28, 2013
Fuel/propulsion System
WHEN DOING MAINTENANCE ON MY TRIUMPH, I TAKE OFF THE GAS TANK. SO AFTER DOING MY MAINTENANCE OR REPAIRS, THE BOLT UP FRONT AND THE TWO BOLTS IN BACK OF TANK DO NOT ALIGN UP WITH HOLES. IT SEEMS THE TANK HAS SWOLLEN OR HAS GOTTEN BIGGER. I MANAGE TO FASTEN TANK BACK TO FRAME BY STRIPING THREADS OR USING SPACERS AND LONGER BOLTS S…
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WHEN DOING MAINTENANCE ON MY TRIUMPH, I TAKE OFF THE GAS TANK. SO AFTER DOING MY MAINTENANCE OR REPAIRS, THE BOLT UP FRONT AND THE TWO BOLTS IN BACK OF TANK DO NOT ALIGN UP WITH HOLES. IT SEEMS THE TANK HAS SWOLLEN OR HAS GOTTEN BIGGER. I MANAGE TO FASTEN TANK BACK TO FRAME BY STRIPING THREADS OR USING SPACERS AND LONGER BOLTS SO I CAN GET THAT LITTLE BIT OF LEVERAGE AND ANGLE TO REACH THE HOLES. I THINK IT IS DO TO THE ETHANOL ADDED TO OUR GASOLINE WHICH IS DEFORMING THE PLASTIC TANKS. THIS IS DISAPPOINTING TO SEE WHEN I SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON THIS MOTORCYCLE. *TR
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE FUEL CONNECTOR LINKING EACH OF THE FEED AND RETURN FUEL HOSES TO THE FUEL PUMP MOUNTING PLATE MAY FRACTURE FOLLOWING IN-SERVICE HANDLING.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: FUEL COULD ESCAPE FROM THE FRACTURED BODY OF THE CONNECTOR ONTO THE ENGINE OR SIDE OF THE BIKE. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CONNECTOR. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 30, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT TRIUMPH AT 1-678-854-2010.
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