Engine and engine cooling (Triumph)
Vehicle recall 11V-434. NHTSA received TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES AMERICA LTD’s report on Aug 22, 2011.
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The short answer
NHTSA received TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES AMERICA LTD’s report on Aug 22, 2011. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 25, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
THE RIDER MAY NOTICE LOWER RPMS AND WHEN DECELERATING THE ENGINE COULD STALL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
TRIUMPH IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 TIGER 800 AND TIGER 800 XC MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 2010 THROUGH JUNE 2011, FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Engine and engine cooling.
What should you do?
DEALERS WILL DOWNLOAD NEW ENGINE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE INTO THE MOTORCYCLES ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU), FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TRIUMPH CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT 1-678-539-8782.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: TRIUMPH’S SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS 431.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 1,485 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
- Triumph Tiger 800and 2011 and 2012, before the model years listed here
- Triumph Tiger 800 XCand 2011 and 2012, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES AMERICA LTD.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- This recall names only model years before 2015, which have no pages here. Your VIN, at NHTSA, says which recalls are open on a vehicle.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 25, 2026.