Model year record
2008 Triumph Tiger 1050 Ccm Abs recalls & problems
The 2008 Triumph Tiger 1050 Ccm Abs has no safety recalls on file with NHTSA, and 16 owner complaints. The most-reported problem area is engine and engine cooling (9 complaints).
Safety recalls
No safety recalls have been filed for the 2008 Triumph Tiger 1050 Ccm Abs.
Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.
What owners report
| Problem area | Complaints | Typical mileage* |
|---|---|---|
| Engine and engine coolingCooling system | 9 | 3,592 mi |
| Electrical system | 5 | 5,739 mi |
| Exterior lighting | 2 | — |
| StructureFrame and members | 1 | — |
| Visibility | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 1 | — |
| SeatsMotorcycle | 1 | — |
*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.
Recent owner complaints
- Exterior lighting
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
- Exterior lighting
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
- Engine and engine cooling › Cooling system
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 NEW JERSEY, I WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE BIKE TO A NON USED LANE. AFTER THE BIKE COOLED DOWN AND THE OVERHEATING WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF, I TRIED TO START…
- Electrical system
MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH RELENTLESS STARTING ISSUES AND OVER HEATING ISSUES. ON THIS DAY I WENT OUT TO START THE BIKE AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I TRIED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND IT WOULD NOT START. I EVENTUALLY TOOK THE BATTERY OUT AND HOOKED IT UP TO A CHARGER TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS FULLY CHARGED UP. IN THE COMING MONTHS I TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO START THE BIKE WITH A FULLY CHARGED BATTERY TO NO AVAIL. ON TODAY FEB 17, 2011 I HAD THE BIKE TOWED TO LOCOMOTION MOTORSPORTS TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE IS THIS TIME. *TR
- Engine and engine cooling › Cooling system
AS A RESULT OF MULTIPLE OVERHEATING ISSUES THAT WHERE NOT RESOLVED BY TREBOUR MOTORCYCLES I HAD MORE OVERHEATING PROBLEMS WITH FUSES BLOWING AND THE BIKE REACHING THE MAXIMUM TEMP VERY QUICKLY. ONCE THE OUTSIDE TEMPS DIPPED BELOW 70 I COULD RIDE THE BIKE WITHOUT IT OVERHEATING AND I TOOK IT TO LOCOMOTION MOTORSPORTS. THEY HAD IT FOR ALMOST A MONTH AND DID EXTENSIVE TESTS WITH IT. THEY EVEN BENCHMARKED IT AGAINST AND BRAND NEW BIKE IN THEIR SHOP AND FOUND OUT THAT MY BIKES FAN WAS COMING ON MUCH LATER THAN ON THE NEW BIKE AND RESULTING IN A HIGHER TEMP AND THEN THE SHOP WAS ABLE TO GET THE BIKE TO OVERHEAT. THEY REPLACED THE FOLLOWING PARTS: A RELAY EFI, FAN SQUARE COWL, COOLING FAN, AND…
- Engine and engine cooling › Cooling system
AFTER MULTIPLE OVERHEATING AND STARTING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 I PICKED MY BIKE UP FROM TREBOUR MOTORCYCLES AND THEY SAID THAT THE BIKE WAS IN GREAT WORKING ORDER AND THAT IT WILL NO LONGER OVERHEAT. APPROX 1 1/2 HOURS LATER AFTER I ARRIVED IN NEW YORK CITY, THE TEMP GAUGE WAS AT 9 THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON AND THE FAN FUSES WHERE BLOWING LIKE CRAZY. I PULLED OVER CALLED TREBOUR WITH THE NEWS THAT THEY FAILED AGAIN TO REPAIR MY BIKE AND PURCHASED A PACK OF FUSES FROM RADIO SHACK AND PROCEEDED HOME TO FIND ANOTHER SHOP TO TAKE THE BIKE TO. *TR
- Engine and engine cooling › Cooling system
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 THE BIKE HE SAID THE BATTERY TESTED "GOOD" AND THE STARTER SOLENOID AND FUEL PUMP RELAY WHERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
- Seats › Motorcycle
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
Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.