Triumph motorcycle alternator wiring may short circuit and overheat
Triumph is recalling certain 2022-2024 Bonneville, Street Twin, Street Scrambler, Speed Twin 900 and Scrambler 900 motorcycles because the wiring between the alternator and main harness connector may short circuit.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: Rubric level 3 covers risk-of-harm where injury has not yet been reported: overheating wiring is a fire hazard and no incidents are recorded in the source.
Plain-English summary
Triumph Motorcycles America, Ltd. is recalling certain 2022-2024 Bonneville T100, Bonneville T120 and Bonneville T120 Black, 2024 Bonneville T120 DGR, 2022 Street Twin, Street Scrambler, Street Twin Goldline and Street Scrambler Sandstorm, and 2023-2024 Speed Twin 900 and Scrambler 900 motorcycles. About 8,849 units are potentially affected.
The wiring between the alternator and main harness connector may short circuit and overheat.
NHTSA states that overheated wiring increases the risk of a crash or fire.
Dealers will replace the current two-piece connector body with a single in-line crimped connector for each of the three wires from the alternator assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 19, 2026. Owners may contact the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE T100, BONNEVILLE T120, BONNEVILLE T120 BLACK, BONNEVILLE T120 DGR
- Brand
- TRIUMPH
- Manufacturer
- Triumph Motorcycles America, Ltd.
- Category
- Vehicle — Electrical system
- Affected units
- 8,849
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (10)
- BONNEVILLE T100
- BONNEVILLE T120
- BONNEVILLE T120 BLACK
- BONNEVILLE T120 DGR
- SCRAMBLER 900
- SPEED TWIN 900
- STREET TWIN
- STREET TWIN GOLDLINE
- STREET SCRAMBLER
- STREET SCRAMBLER SANDSTOR
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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