NHTSA Complaint #10237008 — 2003 TRIUMPH SPEED FOUR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TRIUMPH SPEED FOUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL CONNECTOR LINKING EACH OF THE FEED AND RETURN FUEL HOSES TO THE FUEL PUMP MOUNTING PLATE FREQUENTLY FRACTURES. AS A RESULT, GASOLINE DISPERSES FROM THE VEHICLE AND INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY AND FIRE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS AND HAD THE COMPONENTS REPLACED. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE GASKET ON THE GEAR SHIFTER IS LEAKING OIL. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000.