NHTSA Complaint #10420230 — 2011 TRIUMPH SPRINT GT

THE ENGINE DIES WITHOUT WARNING, LOCKING THE REAR WHEEL AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING A CRASH. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO ME SINCE I BOUGHT THE BIKE NEW IN MARCH 2011, FOR A TOTAL OF PERHAPS 8 INCIDENTS. IT HAS HAPPENED WITH THE ENGINE BOTH COLD AND FULLY WARMED. EACH INCIDENT HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED, IN A LOWER GEAR, MOST OFTEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER A DOWN-SHIFT. IN THE LATEST INCIDENT, THE BIKE WAS IN NEUTRAL AND ROLLING FORWARD TOWARDS STOPPED TRAFFIC. IF IT HAPPENS WHEN AT LOW SPEED, IN GEAR AND IN A TURN, THE LOCKED REAR WHEEL TRIES TO THROW THE BIKE TO THE GROUND ON ITS SIDE, WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. SO FAR, THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM.