The 2012 Triumph Tiger has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 2,800 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the exterior lighting. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD (Triumph) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Tiger Explorer ABS A1 and 2013-2014 Tiger Explorer Spoke ABS XC A1 and Trophy SE A1 motorcycles manufactured November 17, 2011, through December 16, 2013. In the affected motorcycles, the electronic control unit (ECU) hardware and…
Consequence
An unexpected shutdown increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Triumph will notify owners, and dealers will update and install new ECU hardware and software, free of charge. The recall began on January 24, 2014. Customers may contact Triumph at 1-678-854-2010.
Complaints by component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2
SERVICE BRAKES
1
Total complaints3
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“All the turn signal stalks have broken except the left front through normal riding, bike has never been down. I can tell the left front was replaced before I bought the bike in january of 2016 because it has witness marks in the bulb housing and the stalk material is rubbery and the material on…”
“Rear brake light will not illuminate unless firm pressure is used on the front brake lever (rear brake light switch is ok). *tr”
“Rear brake light will not illuminate unless firm pressure is used on the front brake lever (rear brake light switch is ok). *tr”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2012 Triumph Tiger as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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