AI DamageTriumph Tiger 1050 CCM ABS: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Triumph Tiger 1050 CCM ABS across 2 model years: 17 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
| Year | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) | YouTube repair videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What fails most often
- 1 Engine and cooling 59% of all complaints
- 2 Electrical system 29% of all complaints
- 3 Exterior lighting 12% of all complaints
- 4 Structure 12% of all complaints
- 5 Seats 6% of all complaints
- 6 Service brakes 6% of all complaints
- 7 Visibility 6% of all complaints
- Engine and cooling: 10 complaints (59% of all).
- Electrical system: 5 complaints (29% of all).
- Exterior lighting: 2 complaints (12% of all).
- Structure: 2 complaints (12% of all).
- Seats: 1 complaints (6% of all).
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 17 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and cooling | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Exterior lighting | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Structure | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Seats | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibility | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
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.
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.
Less than 3 months prior the bike would not start and the whole starter system had to be replaced and I thought the battery was replaced too but it was not documented on the work order. The shop checked the charging system of the battery and deemed the battery weak and replaced it under warranty.
20 min after picking up my motorcycle from overheating repair at corsa motorsports in nyc, I noticed a little oil leaking from the bottom of my motorcycle. I promptly turned around and went back to the dealership and they stated that it was a bad sump gasket and that they would order a new one and inform me when it…
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.
After picking my triumph tiger 1050 from corsa motorsports in nyc for a overheating repair, which all they did was replace a fan fuse, my motorcycle continued to overheat and blow approx 8-10 fuses throughout the day until I could get it back to the dealership that afternoon.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Engine and cooling. Radiator and fan after a frontal hit, coolant level and condition, overheating.
- Electrical system. Scan all modules, test the battery and alternator, inspect connectors near the impact zone.
- Exterior lighting. Headlamps, leveling, sensors and mounts after a frontal hit.
- Structure. Rails, pillars, panel gaps, signs of pulling or welding.
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Read also
Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.