2017 TRIUMPH TROPHY SE A1 Electrical System Problems

THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF COMPLAINT 11266466. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE TRIUMPH TROPHY IGNITION SWITCH WIRING FAILURES, INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE OTHER COMPLAINT MADE TO NHTSA THIS YEAR (11185821). I HAVE ALSO VISITED A WEB SITE FOR TRIUMPH TROPHY OWNERS (TRIUMPH-TROPHY.COM) AND FOUND SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS OF EXACTLY THIS PROBLEM. ATTACHED PLEASE FIND A PDF OF ONE OF THE DISCUSSIONS THAT LISTS 37 OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ELECTRICAL FAILURE. I URGE NHTSA TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION BEFORE A RIDER IS INJURED OR KILLED.

EARLIER TODAY I WAS RIDING MY 2017 TRIUMPH TROPHY SE MOTORCYCLE ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE BIKE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF A LEFT TURN. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WOULD SHUT OF WHENEVER THE HANDLE BARS WERE TURNED TO THE LEFT. IT ACTS EXACTLY AS THOUGH I HAD TURNED THE IGNITION KEY TO THE OFF POSITION. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IF A CAR HAD BEEN BEHIND ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED, IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I CALLED MY TRIUMPH DEALERSHIP (NATIONAL POWERSPORT/CONCORD TRIUMPH IN PEMBROKE, NH) AND WILL ARRANGE TO HAVE THE MOTORCYCLE TAKEN TO THEM BY TRAILER. THEY TOLD ME ABOUT A WIRING RELATED RECALL FROM TRIUMPH BUT APPARENTLY MY VIN IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. PLEASE NOTIFY TRIUMPH THAT A RECALL...

I WAS BACKING UP MY MOTORCYCLE (WHILE IT WAS RUNNING) AND AS I TURNED THE HANDLEBARS TO THE RIGHT, ALL ELECTRICAL SHUT OFF (THE ENGINE INCLUDED). THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME I TURNED THE HANDLEBARS TO THE RIGHT, AND GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, FROM ONLY HAPPENING WHEN TURNING FULL RIGHT TO BARELY TO THE RIGHT OF CENTER, BUT I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE RIDE HOME, ABOUT 100 MILES, AS LONG AS I DIDN'T MAKE A RIGHT TURN! FORTUNATELY, ON A MOTORCYCLE, MOST TURNS CAN BE MADE BY LEANING THE BIKE. ANYWAY, THE PROBLEM TURNS OUT TO BE THE WIRING COMING OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT MAKES A 90 DEGREE TURN, BUT WILL CONTACT A HARD BRAKE LINE WHEN MOVING THE HANDLEBARS TO THE RIGHT, WHICH EVENTUALLY WEARS THROUGH THE INSULATION ON THE WIRING. I BELIEVE THE BEST WAY TO REMEDY THIS WOULD BE TO INSTALL A REDESIGNED BRAKE...