NHTSA Complaint #11118286 — 2017 TRIUMPH TROPHY SE A1

I WAS RIDING MY 2017 TRIUMPH TROPHY SE MOTORCYCLE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE PIVOT BOLT THAT HOLDS THE GEAR SHIFT PEDAL TO THE BODY OF THE MOTORCYCLE SHEARED OFF. AS A RESULT I WAS STUCK IN FIFTH GEAR. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR A MOTORCYCLIST SINCE THERE IS NO WAY TO SLOW THE BIKE DOWN AND THEN ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY FROM LOW SPEED OR STOP. OBVIOUSLY BEING STUCK IN ANY GEAR IS DANGEROUS AND COULD EASILY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. MY MOTORCYCLE WAS BOUGHT NEW ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO, HAD ABOUT 6,000 MILES OF USE, AND HAD NEVER BEEN DAMAGED IN ANY WAY. A AAA FLATBED TRUCK DROVE THE MOTORCYCLE 93 MILES TO MY DEALER. IT IS CURRENTLY SITTING AT THE DEALER WAITING FOR TRIUMPH TO ACCEPT WARRANTY RESPONSIBILITY. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON THE TRIUMPH TROPHY USER GROUPS ON THE INTERNET. THERE ARE ALSO A NUMBER OF REPORTS OF THE REAR-BRAKE-PEDAL PIVOT BOLT BREAKING. THAT IS NOT SURPRISING SINCE TRIUMPH USES THE SAME PIVOT BOLT FOR BOTH THE GEAR SHIFT AND REAR BRAKE PEDALS. I HOPE NHTSA ORDERS TRIUMPH TO RECALL MOTORCYCLES WITH THESE PIVOT BOLTS AND TO REPLACE THESE DANGEROUS BOLTS WITH STURDIER ALTERNATIVES.