The 2002 Triumph Daytona Centennial has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 1,557 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
WHEELS02V2420002002-09-101,557 affected
Defect
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE REAR WHEEL NEEDLE ROLLER BEARING AS FITTED ONLY TO CERTAIN SINGLE SIDED SWINGING ARM MOTORCYCLES CAN DETERIORATE AND SEIZE CAUSING THE REAR WHEEL TO LOCK-UP.
Consequence
THIS CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL REAR WHEEL BEARINGS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 19, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT TRIUMPH AT 1-678-854-2010.
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
1
1crashes
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE:TORQUE ARM
1
WHEELS:RIM
1
Total complaints4
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Speedometer consistently reads 0mph, even at speed. Problem is sustained for the duration of running the vehicle; a restart often (but not always) clears the problem, allowing the speedometer to operate normally. This "0mph reading" problem has occurred several times. During the failure, the…”
“Hi, I have a situation, two months ago my rear tire just look up at the freeway, nothing happen to me, but when I go to the triumph dealer, they say all the gearing coming on parts and will be a very expensive to fix it, after that I looking at the internet and see the safety alert [nhtsa recall…”
“Hi, I have a situation, two months ago my rear tire just look up at the freeway, nothing happen to me, but when I go to the triumph dealer, they say all the gearing coming on parts and will be a very expensive to fix it, after that I looking at the internet and see the safety alert [nhtsa recall…”
“Consumer called complaining about having problems with a plastic fuel fitting that cracks. Also stated that it will easily crack and will leak onto rear tire. Manufacture was contacted and will replaced but consumer will not drive the motorcycle. *ph”
Defect investigations
InvestigationPE03053 Opened 2003-11-20 · closed 2004-04-02
FUEL LINE FITTING LEAKS
TRIUMPH RESPONDED TO ODI'S INFORMATION REQUEST ON FEBRUARY 23, 2004. IN ADDITION TO THE MY2000-2002 TRIUMPH DAYTONA AND SPRINT MODELS, TRIUMPH IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL MODELS THAT WERE BUILT WITH THE SAME FUEL LINE FITTINGS:2000-2003 TT600, 2002-2004 SPEED FOUR, 2004 DAYTONA 600, 1997-2004 DAYTONA T595 &…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2002 Triumph Daytona Centennial as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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