2008 Triumph TIGER 1050 CCM ABS problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
16 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
4,408 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2008 model year. Data updated: . 16 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
Owner-reported patterns
Most common problems
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 6 of 16 complaints (37.5%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic
Matching reports
Share of complaints
Electrical and battery issues
5
31.3%
Braking behavior
2
12.5%
Fuel system concerns
2
12.5%
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System
6
Electrical System
5
Engine And Engine Cooling
3
Exterior Lighting
2
Seats:Motorcycle
1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1
Structure:Frame And Members
1
Visibility
1
Component breakdown data
Category
Count
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System
6
Electrical System
5
Engine And Engine Cooling
3
Exterior Lighting
2
Seats:Motorcycle
1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1
Structure:Frame And Members
1
Visibility
1
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System: 6; Electrical System: 5; Engine And Engine Cooling: 3; Exterior Lighting: 2; Seats:Motorcycle: 1; Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 1; Structure:Frame And Members: 1; Visibility: 1
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
Under 25,000
16
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
Category
Count
Under 25,000
16
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Under 25,000: 16; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (16). 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
2010
1
2011
14
2012
1
Complaints over time data
Category
Count
2010
1
2011
14
2012
1
2010: 1; 2011: 14; 2012: 1
Pattern summary
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System leads the component reports. Electrical and battery issues appears in 5 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 2 complaint narratives. Fuel system concerns appears in 2 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 WOULD NOT TURN OVER OR START IN THE MORNING. I TRIED TO PUSH START IT TO NO AVAIL. THE GUYS AT CORSA MOTORSPORTS PICKED IT UP THAT AFTERNOON AND HAD IT FOR REPAIRS FOR APPROX 40 DAYS AND UPON PICK UP THEY INFORMED ME OF WHAT WAS WRONG. THEY REPLACED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING UNDER WARRANTY: SUMP GASKET (FROM AN EARLIER PROBLEM), SPRAG CLUTCH, STARTER MOTOR, BEARING NEEDLE AND RESPECTIVE GASKETS. THE SHOP ALSO TOLD ME THEY REPLACED THE DEAD BATTERY BUT IT WAS NOT ON THE REPAIR ORDER SO MAYBE THEY JUST CHARGED IT UP. THEY ALSO …
IN THE MORNING MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 WAS HAVING A VERY HARD TIME STARTING. IT TOOK 15-20 MINUTES OR SO TO GET IT TO TURN OVER. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED I TOOK IT TO CORSA MOTORSPORTS TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. LESS THAN 3 MONTHS PRIOR THE BIKE WOULD NOT START AND THE WHOLE STARTER SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED AND I THOUGHT THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED TOO BUT IT WAS NOT DOCUMENTED ON THE WORK ORDER. THE SHOP CHECKED THE CHARGING SYSTEM OF THE BATTERY AND DEEMED THE BATTERY WEAK AND REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS WAS MY SECOND STARTING ISS…
ON DAY 2 OF OWNERSHIP OF A BRAND MY NEW 2008 TIGER 1050 ABS, I WAS RIDING IN THE RAIN. UPON STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING UP FROM THE RADIATOR WHICH FOGGED UP MY HELMET WINDSCREEN, MY MIRRORS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND WINDSHIELD. THIS PERSISTED AND CAUSED DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ALONG WITH THE SMOKE WAS A NOXIOUS ODOR. I TOOK THE BIKE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON A NON-RAINY DAY. THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES OVER THE NEXT YEAR, EVERY TIME IT RAINED. I FINALLY GOT IT TO DO IT FOR THE SHOP AND …
UPON PICKING MY BIKE UP FROM AN OVERHEATING REPAIR THE SHOP INFORMED ME THAT MY REAR BRAKES WHERE WORN DOWN TO THE METAL AND REPLACED THEM. SINCE BRAKE PADS ARE NOT A WARRANTY ITEM I PAID TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. I QUESTIONED HOW BRAKE PADS CAN WEAR SO QUICKLY. THE BIKE HAD ONLY 2337 MILES ON IT AND WAS ON THE ROAD FOR 6 MONTHS. AFTER READING SOME SERVICE BULLETINS FROM TRIUMPH ABOUT CALIPER ISSUES I WONDERED IF MY REAR CALIPERS WHERE DEFECTIVE BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WERE NOT. *TR
DRIVING DOWN A WELL MAINTAINED GRAVEL ROAD, AT UNDER 20 MPH, I HIT A RUT, THE SUSPENSION BOTTOMED OUT AND I HEARD A TWANG SOUND. A HUNDRED MILES OR SO LATER I GOT OFF THE BIKE AND FOUND THAT THE MAIN FRAME WHERE THE TWO MOLDED IN BRACKETS THAT CONNECT THE UPPER ARMS OF THE SUB FRAME TO THE MAIN FRAME HAD BROKEN OFF. THE ONLY THINGS KEEPING THE SUB FRAME FROM COLLAPSING ONTO THE REAR TIRE AND CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE WERE THE THREE 8MM IN DIAMETER SCREWS THAT HOLD THE GAS TANK ON THE BIKE AND LUCKILY TO THESE BRACKETS ALSO TH…
AROUND THE END OF MAY AND BEGINNING OF JUNE 2010 MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 WOULD CONTINUE TO OVERHEAT IN TEMPS HIGHER THAN 75 DEGREES AND I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER TO LET THE BIKE COOL DOWN. ON AROUND JUNE 24, 2010 THE BIKE WOULD NOT START AGAIN, AND WITH MY RECURRING OVER HEATING ISSUES I HAD THE BIKE TOWED TO TREBOUR MOTORCYCLES. THE BIKE WAS IN THEIR POSSESSION FOR APPROX 1 MONTH. AT WHICH TIME THE SHOP MANAGER JOE COULD NOT GET THE BIKE TO OVERHEAT. ALTHOUGH HE NEVER TEST ROAD THE BIKE IN THE TYPE OF CONDITIONS THAT I SPECIFIED. UPON PICKING UP…
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
16 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
100.0%Usable mileage16 / 16 records
100.0%Valid incident date16 / 16 records
100.0%Valid filing date16 / 16 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates16 / 16 records
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
Component complaint heatmap
Component
2008
2010
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System
637.5%ODI 10383106 · 2,312 mi
MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 OVERHEATED MANY TIMES IN TRAFFIC. THE BIKE WOULD GO FROM 6-9 ON THE TEMP GAUGE VERY QUICKLY AND THE OVERHEATING WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I PULLED OVER TO LET IT COOL DOWN AND AFTER 15 MIN OR SO I WOULD START AGAIN AND IT WOULD TAKE ONLY A FEW MINUTES TO OVERHEAT AGAIN. THEN I NOTICED THE COOLANT RESERVE WAS BOILING AND THE COOLANT BLEW ALL OVER THE GROUND. I DISCOVERED THE COOLING FAN WAS NOT WORKING AND CHECKED THE FUSES. THE FAN FUSE WAS BLOWN AND I REPLACED IT. IT WOULD ONLY TAKE ABOUT 15 MIN IN TRAFFIC FOR THE FUSE…
MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 WOULD NOT TURN OVER OR START IN THE MORNING. I TRIED TO PUSH START IT TO NO AVAIL. THE GUYS AT CORSA MOTORSPORTS PICKED IT UP THAT AFTERNOON AND HAD IT FOR REPAIRS FOR APPROX 40 DAYS AND UPON PICK UP THEY INFORMED ME OF WHAT WAS WRONG. THEY REPLACED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING UNDER WARRANTY: SUMP GASKET (FROM AN EARLIER PROBLEM), SPRAG CLUTCH, STARTER MOTOR, BEARING NEEDLE AND RESPECTIVE GASKETS. THE SHOP ALSO TOLD ME THEY REPLACED THE DEAD BATTERY BUT IT WAS NOT ON THE REPAIR ORDER SO MAYBE THEY JUST CHARGED IT UP. THEY ALSO …
ON DAY 2 OF OWNERSHIP OF A BRAND MY NEW 2008 TIGER 1050 ABS, I WAS RIDING IN THE RAIN. UPON STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING UP FROM THE RADIATOR WHICH FOGGED UP MY HELMET WINDSCREEN, MY MIRRORS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND WINDSHIELD. THIS PERSISTED AND CAUSED DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ALONG WITH THE SMOKE WAS A NOXIOUS ODOR. I TOOK THE BIKE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON A NON-RAINY DAY. THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES OVER THE NEXT YEAR, EVERY TIME IT RAINED. I FINALLY GOT IT TO DO IT FOR THE SHOP AND …
UPON BEING PULLED OVER BECAUSE MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 HAD OVERHEATED ONCE AGAIN, I LOOKED DOWN AND NOTICED THAT AS A RESULT OF THE OVERHEATING THAT THE ENGINE GOT SO HOT THAT THE PLASTIC BELLY PAN WAS MELTED TO THE HEADER PIPES UNDER THE BIKE AND MY FENDER EXTENDER WAS MELTED IN A FASHION CONSISTENT WITH EXTREME ENGINE HEAT. THE BELLY PAN WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
THE FACTORY HEADLIGHTS AND LIGHT POSITION ON MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 IS DANGEROUSLY INEFFICIENT! THE LIGHTS ARE NOT POSITIONED PROPERLY OUT OF THE FACTORY AND YOU CAN NOT SEE A SAFE DISTANCE IN FRONT OF YOU. I KNOW THIS IS A BIG COMPLAINT OF ALMOST EVERY OWNER OF THIS BIKE AND YET TRIUMPH DOES NOTHING TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THE TREMENDOUS SAFETY ISSUES THIS CAUSES! *TR
I NOTICED A TEAR IN THE SEAM OF MY SEAT OF MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050. WHEN THE BIKE WAS IN THE SHOP FOR OTHER REPAIRS I ASKED THE SHOP MANAGER TO SUBMIT A WARRANTY CLAIM. IT WAS DENIED BY TRIUMPH. *TR
UPON PICKING MY BIKE UP FROM AN OVERHEATING REPAIR THE SHOP INFORMED ME THAT MY REAR BRAKES WHERE WORN DOWN TO THE METAL AND REPLACED THEM. SINCE BRAKE PADS ARE NOT A WARRANTY ITEM I PAID TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. I QUESTIONED HOW BRAKE PADS CAN WEAR SO QUICKLY. THE BIKE HAD ONLY 2337 MILES ON IT AND WAS ON THE ROAD FOR 6 MONTHS. AFTER READING SOME SERVICE BULLETINS FROM TRIUMPH ABOUT CALIPER ISSUES I WONDERED IF MY REAR CALIPERS WHERE DEFECTIVE BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WERE NOT. *TR
UPON BEING PULLED OVER BECAUSE MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 HAD OVERHEATED ONCE AGAIN, I LOOKED DOWN AND NOTICED THAT AS A RESULT OF THE OVERHEATING THAT THE ENGINE GOT SO HOT THAT THE PLASTIC BELLY PAN WAS MELTED TO THE HEADER PIPES UNDER THE BIKE AND MY FENDER EXTENDER WAS MELTED IN A FASHION CONSISTENT WITH EXTREME ENGINE HEAT. THE BELLY PAN WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
DRIVING DOWN A WELL MAINTAINED GRAVEL ROAD, AT UNDER 20 MPH, I HIT A RUT, THE SUSPENSION BOTTOMED OUT AND I HEARD A TWANG SOUND. A HUNDRED MILES OR SO LATER I GOT OFF THE BIKE AND FOUND THAT THE MAIN FRAME WHERE THE TWO MOLDED IN BRACKETS THAT CONNECT THE UPPER ARMS OF THE SUB FRAME TO THE MAIN FRAME HAD BROKEN OFF. THE ONLY THINGS KEEPING THE SUB FRAME FROM COLLAPSING ONTO THE REAR TIRE AND CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE WERE THE THREE 8MM IN DIAMETER SCREWS THAT HOLD THE GAS TANK ON THE BIKE AND LUCKILY TO THESE BRACKETS ALSO TH…
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
Component failure mileage distribution
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System
3,188–5,905 mi
5,792 mi
6
ODI 10383106 · 2,312 mi
MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 OVERHEATED MANY TIMES IN TRAFFIC. THE BIKE WOULD GO FROM 6-9 ON THE TEMP GAUGE VERY QUICKLY AND THE OVERHEATING WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I PULLED OVER TO LET IT COOL DOWN AND AFTER 15 MIN OR SO I WOULD START AGAIN AND IT WOULD TAKE ONLY A FEW MINUTES TO OVERHEAT AGAIN. THEN I NOTICED THE COOLANT RESERVE WAS BOILING AND THE COOLANT BLEW ALL OVER THE GROUND. I DISCOVERED THE COOLING FAN WAS NOT WORKING AND CHECKED THE FUSES. THE FAN FUSE WAS BLOWN AND I REPLACED IT. IT WOULD ONLY TAKE ABOUT 15 MIN IN TRAFFIC FOR THE FUSE…
AFTER PICKING MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 FROM CORSA MOTORSPORTS IN NYC FOR A OVERHEATING REPAIR, WHICH ALL THEY DID WAS REPLACE A FAN FUSE, MY MOTORCYCLE CONTINUED TO OVERHEAT AND BLOW APPROX 8-10 FUSES THROUGHOUT THE DAY UNTIL I COULD GET IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT AFTERNOON. I WAS LEFT STRANDED ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS WITH NO SHOULDER IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHILE I WAITED FOR THE BIKE TO COOL DOWN. THE BIKE WOULD OVERHEAT 5 MIN AFTER IT COOLED DOWN AND THE OVERHEATING WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF. IT BLEW COOLANT OUT FROM BELOW THE BIKE A FEW TIMES. I TOOK …
AROUND THE END OF MAY AND BEGINNING OF JUNE 2010 MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 WOULD CONTINUE TO OVERHEAT IN TEMPS HIGHER THAN 75 DEGREES AND I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER TO LET THE BIKE COOL DOWN. ON AROUND JUNE 24, 2010 THE BIKE WOULD NOT START AGAIN, AND WITH MY RECURRING OVER HEATING ISSUES I HAD THE BIKE TOWED TO TREBOUR MOTORCYCLES. THE BIKE WAS IN THEIR POSSESSION FOR APPROX 1 MONTH. AT WHICH TIME THE SHOP MANAGER JOE COULD NOT GET THE BIKE TO OVERHEAT. ALTHOUGH HE NEVER TEST ROAD THE BIKE IN THE TYPE OF CONDITIONS THAT I SPECIFIED. UPON PICKING UP…
MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 WOULD NOT TURN OVER OR START IN THE MORNING. I TRIED TO PUSH START IT TO NO AVAIL. THE GUYS AT CORSA MOTORSPORTS PICKED IT UP THAT AFTERNOON AND HAD IT FOR REPAIRS FOR APPROX 40 DAYS AND UPON PICK UP THEY INFORMED ME OF WHAT WAS WRONG. THEY REPLACED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING UNDER WARRANTY: SUMP GASKET (FROM AN EARLIER PROBLEM), SPRAG CLUTCH, STARTER MOTOR, BEARING NEEDLE AND RESPECTIVE GASKETS. THE SHOP ALSO TOLD ME THEY REPLACED THE DEAD BATTERY BUT IT WAS NOT ON THE REPAIR ORDER SO MAYBE THEY JUST CHARGED IT UP. THEY ALSO …
IN THE MORNING MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 WAS HAVING A VERY HARD TIME STARTING. IT TOOK 15-20 MINUTES OR SO TO GET IT TO TURN OVER. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED I TOOK IT TO CORSA MOTORSPORTS TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. LESS THAN 3 MONTHS PRIOR THE BIKE WOULD NOT START AND THE WHOLE STARTER SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED AND I THOUGHT THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED TOO BUT IT WAS NOT DOCUMENTED ON THE WORK ORDER. THE SHOP CHECKED THE CHARGING SYSTEM OF THE BATTERY AND DEEMED THE BATTERY WEAK AND REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS WAS MY SECOND STARTING ISS…
AROUND THE END OF MAY AND BEGINNING OF JUNE 2010 MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 WOULD CONTINUE TO OVERHEAT IN TEMPS HIGHER THAN 75 DEGREES AND I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER TO LET THE BIKE COOL DOWN. ON AROUND JUNE 24, 2010 THE BIKE WOULD NOT START AGAIN, AND WITH MY RECURRING OVER HEATING ISSUES I HAD THE BIKE TOWED TO TREBOUR MOTORCYCLES. THE BIKE WAS IN THEIR POSSESSION FOR APPROX 1 MONTH. AT WHICH TIME THE SHOP MANAGER JOE COULD NOT GET THE BIKE TO OVERHEAT. ALTHOUGH HE NEVER TEST ROAD THE BIKE IN THE TYPE OF CONDITIONS THAT I SPECIFIED. UPON PICKING UP…
ON DAY 2 OF OWNERSHIP OF A BRAND MY NEW 2008 TIGER 1050 ABS, I WAS RIDING IN THE RAIN. UPON STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING UP FROM THE RADIATOR WHICH FOGGED UP MY HELMET WINDSCREEN, MY MIRRORS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND WINDSHIELD. THIS PERSISTED AND CAUSED DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ALONG WITH THE SMOKE WAS A NOXIOUS ODOR. I TOOK THE BIKE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON A NON-RAINY DAY. THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES OVER THE NEXT YEAR, EVERY TIME IT RAINED. I FINALLY GOT IT TO DO IT FOR THE SHOP AND …
20 MIN AFTER PICKING UP MY MOTORCYCLE FROM OVERHEATING REPAIR AT CORSA MOTORSPORTS IN NYC, I NOTICED A LITTLE OIL LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY MOTORCYCLE. I PROMPTLY TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A BAD SUMP GASKET AND THAT THEY WOULD ORDER A NEW ONE AND INFORM ME WHEN IT ARRIVED, WHICH THEY DID NOT DO. *TR
MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 WOULD NOT TURN OVER OR START IN THE MORNING. I TRIED TO PUSH START IT TO NO AVAIL. THE GUYS AT CORSA MOTORSPORTS PICKED IT UP THAT AFTERNOON AND HAD IT FOR REPAIRS FOR APPROX 40 DAYS AND UPON PICK UP THEY INFORMED ME OF WHAT WAS WRONG. THEY REPLACED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING UNDER WARRANTY: SUMP GASKET (FROM AN EARLIER PROBLEM), SPRAG CLUTCH, STARTER MOTOR, BEARING NEEDLE AND RESPECTIVE GASKETS. THE SHOP ALSO TOLD ME THEY REPLACED THE DEAD BATTERY BUT IT WAS NOT ON THE REPAIR ORDER SO MAYBE THEY JUST CHARGED IT UP. THEY ALSO …
THE FACTORY HEADLIGHTS AND LIGHT POSITION ON MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 IS DANGEROUSLY INEFFICIENT! THE LIGHTS ARE NOT POSITIONED PROPERLY OUT OF THE FACTORY AND YOU CAN NOT SEE A SAFE DISTANCE IN FRONT OF YOU. I KNOW THIS IS A BIG COMPLAINT OF ALMOST EVERY OWNER OF THIS BIKE AND YET TRIUMPH DOES NOTHING TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THE TREMENDOUS SAFETY ISSUES THIS CAUSES! *TR
THE LOW BEAM IS VERY DIM AND APPEARS FOGGY INSIDE THE LENS. IT APPEARS THE REFLECTOR BEHIND THE LAMP IS LOOSING ITS ABILITY TO REFLECT THE LIGHT ONTO THE ROAD. THE HEADLIGHT IS DEFECTIVE. BOTTOM LINE: THE LIGHT PATTERN ON THE ROAD IS ALMOST NONEXISTENT. IT IS DANGEROUS TO RIDE THE BIKE AT NIGHT. THE RIDER CANNOT SEE THE ROAD IN THE DARK. THE FACTORY HEADLIGHT IS DEFINITELY DEFECTIVE. *TR
I NOTICED A TEAR IN THE SEAM OF MY SEAT OF MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050. WHEN THE BIKE WAS IN THE SHOP FOR OTHER REPAIRS I ASKED THE SHOP MANAGER TO SUBMIT A WARRANTY CLAIM. IT WAS DENIED BY TRIUMPH. *TR
UPON PICKING MY BIKE UP FROM AN OVERHEATING REPAIR THE SHOP INFORMED ME THAT MY REAR BRAKES WHERE WORN DOWN TO THE METAL AND REPLACED THEM. SINCE BRAKE PADS ARE NOT A WARRANTY ITEM I PAID TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. I QUESTIONED HOW BRAKE PADS CAN WEAR SO QUICKLY. THE BIKE HAD ONLY 2337 MILES ON IT AND WAS ON THE ROAD FOR 6 MONTHS. AFTER READING SOME SERVICE BULLETINS FROM TRIUMPH ABOUT CALIPER ISSUES I WONDERED IF MY REAR CALIPERS WHERE DEFECTIVE BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WERE NOT. *TR
DRIVING DOWN A WELL MAINTAINED GRAVEL ROAD, AT UNDER 20 MPH, I HIT A RUT, THE SUSPENSION BOTTOMED OUT AND I HEARD A TWANG SOUND. A HUNDRED MILES OR SO LATER I GOT OFF THE BIKE AND FOUND THAT THE MAIN FRAME WHERE THE TWO MOLDED IN BRACKETS THAT CONNECT THE UPPER ARMS OF THE SUB FRAME TO THE MAIN FRAME HAD BROKEN OFF. THE ONLY THINGS KEEPING THE SUB FRAME FROM COLLAPSING ONTO THE REAR TIRE AND CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE WERE THE THREE 8MM IN DIAMETER SCREWS THAT HOLD THE GAS TANK ON THE BIKE AND LUCKILY TO THESE BRACKETS ALSO TH…
ON DAY 2 OF OWNERSHIP OF A BRAND MY NEW 2008 TIGER 1050 ABS, I WAS RIDING IN THE RAIN. UPON STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING UP FROM THE RADIATOR WHICH FOGGED UP MY HELMET WINDSCREEN, MY MIRRORS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND WINDSHIELD. THIS PERSISTED AND CAUSED DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ALONG WITH THE SMOKE WAS A NOXIOUS ODOR. I TOOK THE BIKE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON A NON-RAINY DAY. THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES OVER THE NEXT YEAR, EVERY TIME IT RAINED. I FINALLY GOT IT TO DO IT FOR THE SHOP AND …
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
2024-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2008: 15 complaints · 2010: 1 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2008
0
6
15
2010
1
1
1
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2008
16
0
0
2010
1
0
0
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
Component co-occurrence matrix
Component
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System
Electrical System
Engine And Engine Cooling
Exterior Lighting
Seats:Motorcycle
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Structure:Frame And Members
Visibility
Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System
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2ODI 10383141 · 5,739 mi
AROUND THE END OF MAY AND BEGINNING OF JUNE 2010 MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 WOULD CONTINUE TO OVERHEAT IN TEMPS HIGHER THAN 75 DEGREES AND I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER TO LET THE BIKE COOL DOWN. ON AROUND JUNE 24, 2010 THE BIKE WOULD NOT START AGAIN, AND WITH MY RECURRING OVER HEATING ISSUES I HAD THE BIKE TOWED TO TREBOUR MOTORCYCLES. THE BIKE WAS IN THEIR POSSESSION FOR APPROX 1 MONTH. AT WHICH TIME THE SHOP MANAGER JOE COULD NOT GET THE BIKE TO OVERHEAT. ALTHOUGH HE NEVER TEST ROAD THE BIKE IN THE TYPE OF CONDITIONS THAT I SPECIFIED. UPON PICKING UP…
LESS THAN 2 HOURS AFTER PICKING UP MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 FROM TREBOUR MOTORCYCLES AND AFTER THE SHOP MANAGER JOE REASSURED ME THAT THE BIKE WAS IN TOP-NOTCH CONDITION AFTER MY OVER HEATING AND NON STARTING REPAIRS BY HIS SHOP, THE BIKE STARTED TO OVERHEAT IN TRAFFIC. I WAS ON A DANGEROUS ROAD WITHOUT A SHOULDER AND WAS LUCKILY ON A DOWNGRADE. I NOTICED THE COOLANT IN THE RESERVE TANK WAS BOILING SO I TURNED THE BIKE OFF AND COASTED DOWN THE DECLINE. ONCE I GOT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOWNGRADE, WHICH WAS A TOLL ENTRANCE INTO THE LINCOLN TUNNEL IN …
AROUND THE END OF MAY AND BEGINNING OF JUNE 2010 MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 WOULD CONTINUE TO OVERHEAT IN TEMPS HIGHER THAN 75 DEGREES AND I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER TO LET THE BIKE COOL DOWN. ON AROUND JUNE 24, 2010 THE BIKE WOULD NOT START AGAIN, AND WITH MY RECURRING OVER HEATING ISSUES I HAD THE BIKE TOWED TO TREBOUR MOTORCYCLES. THE BIKE WAS IN THEIR POSSESSION FOR APPROX 1 MONTH. AT WHICH TIME THE SHOP MANAGER JOE COULD NOT GET THE BIKE TO OVERHEAT. ALTHOUGH HE NEVER TEST ROAD THE BIKE IN THE TYPE OF CONDITIONS THAT I SPECIFIED. UPON PICKING UP…
LESS THAN 2 HOURS AFTER PICKING UP MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 FROM TREBOUR MOTORCYCLES AND AFTER THE SHOP MANAGER JOE REASSURED ME THAT THE BIKE WAS IN TOP-NOTCH CONDITION AFTER MY OVER HEATING AND NON STARTING REPAIRS BY HIS SHOP, THE BIKE STARTED TO OVERHEAT IN TRAFFIC. I WAS ON A DANGEROUS ROAD WITHOUT A SHOULDER AND WAS LUCKILY ON A DOWNGRADE. I NOTICED THE COOLANT IN THE RESERVE TANK WAS BOILING SO I TURNED THE BIKE OFF AND COASTED DOWN THE DECLINE. ONCE I GOT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOWNGRADE, WHICH WAS A TOLL ENTRANCE INTO THE LINCOLN TUNNEL IN …
MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 WOULD NOT TURN OVER OR START IN THE MORNING. I TRIED TO PUSH START IT TO NO AVAIL. THE GUYS AT CORSA MOTORSPORTS PICKED IT UP THAT AFTERNOON AND HAD IT FOR REPAIRS FOR APPROX 40 DAYS AND UPON PICK UP THEY INFORMED ME OF WHAT WAS WRONG. THEY REPLACED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING UNDER WARRANTY: SUMP GASKET (FROM AN EARLIER PROBLEM), SPRAG CLUTCH, STARTER MOTOR, BEARING NEEDLE AND RESPECTIVE GASKETS. THE SHOP ALSO TOLD ME THEY REPLACED THE DEAD BATTERY BUT IT WAS NOT ON THE REPAIR ORDER SO MAYBE THEY JUST CHARGED IT UP. THEY ALSO …
MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 WOULD NOT TURN OVER OR START IN THE MORNING. I TRIED TO PUSH START IT TO NO AVAIL. THE GUYS AT CORSA MOTORSPORTS PICKED IT UP THAT AFTERNOON AND HAD IT FOR REPAIRS FOR APPROX 40 DAYS AND UPON PICK UP THEY INFORMED ME OF WHAT WAS WRONG. THEY REPLACED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING UNDER WARRANTY: SUMP GASKET (FROM AN EARLIER PROBLEM), SPRAG CLUTCH, STARTER MOTOR, BEARING NEEDLE AND RESPECTIVE GASKETS. THE SHOP ALSO TOLD ME THEY REPLACED THE DEAD BATTERY BUT IT WAS NOT ON THE REPAIR ORDER SO MAYBE THEY JUST CHARGED IT UP. THEY ALSO …
ON DAY 2 OF OWNERSHIP OF A BRAND MY NEW 2008 TIGER 1050 ABS, I WAS RIDING IN THE RAIN. UPON STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING UP FROM THE RADIATOR WHICH FOGGED UP MY HELMET WINDSCREEN, MY MIRRORS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND WINDSHIELD. THIS PERSISTED AND CAUSED DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ALONG WITH THE SMOKE WAS A NOXIOUS ODOR. I TOOK THE BIKE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON A NON-RAINY DAY. THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES OVER THE NEXT YEAR, EVERY TIME IT RAINED. I FINALLY GOT IT TO DO IT FOR THE SHOP AND …
ON DAY 2 OF OWNERSHIP OF A BRAND MY NEW 2008 TIGER 1050 ABS, I WAS RIDING IN THE RAIN. UPON STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING UP FROM THE RADIATOR WHICH FOGGED UP MY HELMET WINDSCREEN, MY MIRRORS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND WINDSHIELD. THIS PERSISTED AND CAUSED DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ALONG WITH THE SMOKE WAS A NOXIOUS ODOR. I TOOK THE BIKE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON A NON-RAINY DAY. THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES OVER THE NEXT YEAR, EVERY TIME IT RAINED. I FINALLY GOT IT TO DO IT FOR THE SHOP AND …
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2 patterns with matching reports.
Battery drain and no-start mentions
4 mentions · 25.0% of complaints
Median mileage: 5,482 mi (4 usable records).
ODI 10383119 · 3,592 mi
MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 WOULD NOT TURN OVER OR START IN THE MORNING. I TRIED TO PUSH START IT TO NO AVAIL. THE GUYS AT CORSA MOTORSPORTS PICKED IT UP THAT AFTERNOON AND HAD IT FOR REPAIRS FOR APPROX 40 DAYS AND UPON PICK UP THEY INFORMED ME OF WHAT WAS WRONG. THEY REPLACED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING UNDER WARRANTY: SUMP GASKET (FROM AN EARLIER PROBLEM), SPRAG CLUTCH, STARTER MOTOR, BEARING NEEDLE AND RESPECTIVE GASKETS. THE SHOP ALSO TOLD ME THEY REPLACED THE DEAD BATTERY BUT IT WAS NOT ON THE REPAIR ORDER SO MAYBE THEY JUST CHARGED IT UP. THEY ALSO …
IN THE MORNING MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 WAS HAVING A VERY HARD TIME STARTING. IT TOOK 15-20 MINUTES OR SO TO GET IT TO TURN OVER. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED I TOOK IT TO CORSA MOTORSPORTS TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. LESS THAN 3 MONTHS PRIOR THE BIKE WOULD NOT START AND THE WHOLE STARTER SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED AND I THOUGHT THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED TOO BUT IT WAS NOT DOCUMENTED ON THE WORK ORDER. THE SHOP CHECKED THE CHARGING SYSTEM OF THE BATTERY AND DEEMED THE BATTERY WEAK AND REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS WAS MY SECOND STARTING ISS…
AROUND THE END OF MAY AND BEGINNING OF JUNE 2010 MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 WOULD CONTINUE TO OVERHEAT IN TEMPS HIGHER THAN 75 DEGREES AND I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER TO LET THE BIKE COOL DOWN. ON AROUND JUNE 24, 2010 THE BIKE WOULD NOT START AGAIN, AND WITH MY RECURRING OVER HEATING ISSUES I HAD THE BIKE TOWED TO TREBOUR MOTORCYCLES. THE BIKE WAS IN THEIR POSSESSION FOR APPROX 1 MONTH. AT WHICH TIME THE SHOP MANAGER JOE COULD NOT GET THE BIKE TO OVERHEAT. ALTHOUGH HE NEVER TEST ROAD THE BIKE IN THE TYPE OF CONDITIONS THAT I SPECIFIED. UPON PICKING UP…
Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b
Warning lights and dashboard alerts
4 mentions · 25.0% of complaints
Median mileage: 4,091 mi (4 usable records).
ODI 10383106 · 2,312 mi
MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 OVERHEATED MANY TIMES IN TRAFFIC. THE BIKE WOULD GO FROM 6-9 ON THE TEMP GAUGE VERY QUICKLY AND THE OVERHEATING WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I PULLED OVER TO LET IT COOL DOWN AND AFTER 15 MIN OR SO I WOULD START AGAIN AND IT WOULD TAKE ONLY A FEW MINUTES TO OVERHEAT AGAIN. THEN I NOTICED THE COOLANT RESERVE WAS BOILING AND THE COOLANT BLEW ALL OVER THE GROUND. I DISCOVERED THE COOLING FAN WAS NOT WORKING AND CHECKED THE FUSES. THE FAN FUSE WAS BLOWN AND I REPLACED IT. IT WOULD ONLY TAKE ABOUT 15 MIN IN TRAFFIC FOR THE FUSE…
AFTER PICKING MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 FROM CORSA MOTORSPORTS IN NYC FOR A OVERHEATING REPAIR, WHICH ALL THEY DID WAS REPLACE A FAN FUSE, MY MOTORCYCLE CONTINUED TO OVERHEAT AND BLOW APPROX 8-10 FUSES THROUGHOUT THE DAY UNTIL I COULD GET IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT AFTERNOON. I WAS LEFT STRANDED ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS WITH NO SHOULDER IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHILE I WAITED FOR THE BIKE TO COOL DOWN. THE BIKE WOULD OVERHEAT 5 MIN AFTER IT COOLED DOWN AND THE OVERHEATING WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF. IT BLEW COOLANT OUT FROM BELOW THE BIKE A FEW TIMES. I TOOK …
LESS THAN 2 HOURS AFTER PICKING UP MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 FROM TREBOUR MOTORCYCLES AND AFTER THE SHOP MANAGER JOE REASSURED ME THAT THE BIKE WAS IN TOP-NOTCH CONDITION AFTER MY OVER HEATING AND NON STARTING REPAIRS BY HIS SHOP, THE BIKE STARTED TO OVERHEAT IN TRAFFIC. I WAS ON A DANGEROUS ROAD WITHOUT A SHOULDER AND WAS LUCKILY ON A DOWNGRADE. I NOTICED THE COOLANT IN THE RESERVE TANK WAS BOILING SO I TURNED THE BIKE OFF AND COASTED DOWN THE DECLINE. ONCE I GOT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOWNGRADE, WHICH WAS A TOLL ENTRANCE INTO THE LINCOLN TUNNEL IN …