2001 Triumph Bonneville Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2001 Triumph Bonneville. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the wheels. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Spoke broke in the rear wheel of my 2001 triumph bonneville while riding on the highway. *tr”
“Rear wheel spoke broke while riding at approximately 35 mph - left, outer spoke. Spoke then pierced the inner tube causing a flat tire and loss of control of the motorcycle. I was able to recover and maneuver the motorcycle to a nearby gas station to arrange for pickup. Upon examination of the…”
“Rear wheel spoke broke while riding at approximately 35 mph - left, outer spoke. Spoke then pierced the inner tube causing a flat tire and loss of control of the motorcycle. I was able to recover and maneuver the motorcycle to a nearby gas station to arrange for pickup. Upon examination of the…”
“Rear wheel: spoke on left side failed at point where spoke connects to hub. Broken spoke did not cause flat tire in this instance but could have as spoke remnant was sticking out beyond the hub and if it had caught on any static structure, it would have been driven into the tube and tire. Vehicle…”
“I have had 3 spokes break on the rear wheel, on the 3rd time it caused a flat at highway speed. *jb”
“Broken spoke in the rear wheel of my 2001 triumph bonneville. The bike has been extremely well maintained, and never abused. I would not be concerned if so many other owners have not had the same experience of rear wheel spoke breakage. Considering there are only 2 wheels on a motorcycle, and one…”
“Dt: while riding a 2001 triumph, bonneville motorcycle there is a recurrent problem of the spokes breaking off on the rear wheel. On the rear wheel there were four different types of spokes, the same spoke known as the outside left hand spoke was the spoke that continued to break. This problem…”
“Broken spoke on rear wheel of 2001 bonneville, for no apparent reason. *jb”
Defect investigations
BROKEN SPOKE/TIRE DEFLATION
THIS PE WAS OPENED ON THE BASIS OF 6 OWNER ALLEGATIONS CONCERNING REAR WHEEL SPOKE BREAKAGE WITH RESULTING REAR TIRE INNER-TUBE PUNCTURING.NO CRASHES WERE OR HAVE BEEN ALLEGED.AFTER GATHERING INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS ISSUE FROM SUBJECT VEHICLE OWNERS, TRIUMPH DEALERS, AND TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES LTD, WE FIND NO DEFECT…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2001 Triumph Bonneville as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.