The 1999 Triumph Trophy 1200 has 1 safety recall and 1 owner complaint on file with NHTSA. The most-reported problem area is engine and engine cooling (1 complaint).
Problem: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. OIL CAN LEAK FROM BETWEEN THE CRANKCASE HALVES.
Risk: THIS CAN RESULT IN OIL SPILLAGE FORWARD OF THE REAR TIRE AND COULD, IN SOME CASES, CAUSE VEHICLE INSTABILITY.
Fix: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LOWER CRANKCASE BOLTS.
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
Crashes
Fires
Injuries
Typical mileage*
Engine and engine cooling Engine › Gasoline
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1
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0
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*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.
Recent owner complaints
Oct 4, 1999 · crashEngine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline WHILE DRIVING MOTORCYCLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY,CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.
NHTSA defect investigations
PE02015 · opened Feb 8, 2002 · closed Jun 14, 2002MOTORCYCLE REAR BRAKE LINE PINCHING THE OWNER OF A 2001 TRIUMPH TROPHY 1200 MOTORCYCLE CONTACTED ODI TO REPORT ALLEGED PINCHING/ABRADING OF THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER HYDRAULIC LINE BY A SADDLEBAG (LUGGAGE) CARRIER BOLT DURING SUSPENSION MOVEMENT.BECAUSE ODI RECEIVES FEW COMPLAINTS FROM MOTORCYCLE OWNERS WE ARE OPENING THIS PE, PROMPTED BY THIS LONE REPROT, TO ASCERTAIN THE ALLEGED FAILURE'S FREQUENCY/SEVERITY.SINCE 1996, WHEN IT WAS FIRST IMPORTED, TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES, LTD. (TRIUMPH) HAS RECEIVED NO COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE ALLEGED FAILURE.A CHECK WITH LOCAL DEALERS INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM REPORTED WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WITH NO TRENDING INDICATED.