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Audit Query · Closed

Safety Act Violations

Action number
AQ15001
Opened
Apr 29, 2015
Closed
Oct 2, 2017
Outcome
Closed without recall

Manufacturer: Triumph Motorcycles America, Ltd.

What NHTSA is examining

In a Consent Order executed on August 28, 2015, Triumph Motorcycles (America) Ltd., and its parent company, Triumph Motorcycles Ltd., (collectively, ?Triumph) admitted that Triumph violated the Safety Act by failing to file certain quarterly reports on safety recalls in a timely manner; failing to furnish NHTSA with copies of notices, service bulletins, and other communications sent to more than one manufacturer, distributor, dealer, lessor, lessee, owner, or purchaser; failing to submit accurate early warning reports; and that it failed to respond to NHTSA's April 29, 2015 Special Order by the deadline.It also admitted that it violated the Safety Act to the extent that it failed to submit the required Part 573 Report to NHTSA within five working days after it determined that a safety-related defect existed in vehicles and to the extent that it failed to submit a copy of its proposed owner notification letters.As part of the Consent Order, Triumph agreed to a total civil penalty of $2,900,000 for its violations of the Safety Act.The penalty consists of a cash payment of $1,400,000; stipulated deferred penalties of $1,000,000, and a commitment to spend at least $500,000 to ensure satisfactory completion of performance obligations.The performance obligations in the Consent Order include submission of reports to NHTSA, retention of an independent third party consultant, creation of best practices, employee training, and auditing of all aspects of Triumph's Safety Act reporting…

Vehicles under investigation

2012 Triumph Street Triple2013 Triumph Street Triple

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.