Vehicle recall 97V164000 · September 22, 1997
1997 Triumph Triumph
Vehicle description: motorcycles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: motorcycles. Following an accident impact, weld fractures can occur on the main frame in the head stock area.
- Consequence
- This main frame should not fracture but bend after an impact.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace these frames with newly manufactured frames.
- Notes
- Owner notification began October 1, 1997.OWNERS who take their motorcycles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact triumphat 1-678-854-2010.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 97V164000
- Reported to NHTSA
- September 22, 1997
- Filed by
- TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES
- Owner notification
- October 1, 1997
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 297
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Structure › Frame and members
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Triumph Triumph (1997): 1997
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