Triumph Trident 800, model year 2026. Filed by Triumph Motorcycles America, Ltd. and reported to NHTSA on 27 March 2026. 258 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Triumph Motorcycles America, Ltd. is recalling certain 2026 Trident 800 motorcycles. During pre-delivery inspection (PDI), the diagnostic tool may have loaded an incorrect headlight low beam configuration, causing the low beams to illuminate improperly. As such, these motorcycles do not comply with the requirements of …
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Triumph's own number for this recall: SRAN 643. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 26V195 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 26V195 cover?
- Triumph Trident 800, model year 2026.
- What is wrong with them?
- Triumph Motorcycles America, Ltd. is recalling certain 2026 Trident 800 motorcycles. During pre-delivery inspection (PDI), the diagnostic tool may have loaded an incorrect headlight low beam configuration, causing the low beams to illuminate improperly.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Insufficient illumination from the headlight low beam can reduce rider visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Dealers will update the diagnostic software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 20, 2026. Owners may contact Triumph customer service at 1-678-854-2010. Triumph's number for this recall is SRAN 643.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Triumph calls this recall SRAN 643, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Insufficient illumination from the headlight low beam can reduce rider visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 26V195 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Triumph Motorcycles America, Ltd. |
| System at fault | Exterior Lighting:Headlights |
| Reported to NHTSA | 27 March 2026 |
| Model years | 2026-2026 |
| Vehicles named | TRIUMPH TRIDENT 800 |
What the notice says today
The defect
Triumph Motorcycles America, Ltd. is recalling certain 2026 Trident 800 motorcycles. During pre-delivery inspection (PDI), the diagnostic tool may have loaded an incorrect headlight low beam configuration, causing the low beams to illuminate improperly. As such, these motorcycles do not comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
The consequence
Insufficient illumination from the headlight low beam can reduce rider visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will update the diagnostic software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 20, 2026. Owners may contact Triumph customer service at 1-678-854-2010. Triumph's number for this recall is SRAN 643. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on April 1, 2026.
What it said before
Nothing has changed while we have been watching. We last read the wording of this campaign on 17 September 2026, and it matched the copy we already held.
That copy hashes to 96bba974190f18032eabdf2907cce125…, so if it is ever edited the change is provable rather than a matter of memory.
This is one of 663 notices in the record whose component field names exterior lighting. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 43 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 26V195, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v195/
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The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
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16de977d - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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