2006 Triumph Bonneville T100 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Structure (2) · Wheels (1) · Power Train:manual Transmission (1)
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (98)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Electrical System 2026-09-22 · COM2_35786 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
dealer notice announcing the availability of daignostic software and dealers should begin using it immediately.
Electrical System 2026-07-14 · COM1-35109 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
dealer notice announcing the availability of triumph diagnostic tool 2026-07 and dealers should begin using it immediately.
Electrical System 2026-06-23 · COM2 - 34886 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
dealer notice announcing the availability of triumph diagnostic tool 2026-06.1 and dealers should begin using it immediately.
Electrical System 2026-05-19 · COM6 - 34491 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
dealer notice announcing the availability of triumph diagnostic tool version 2026-06 and dealers should begin using it immediately.
Unknown Or Other 2026-05-19 · COM5 - 34490 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
dealer notice announcing the availability of technical bulletin 264.
Unknown Or Other 2026-05-18 · TB264 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
technical bulletin 264 provides instructions that relates to: triumph diagnostic tool - new motorcycle connection and diagnostics workflow, triumph diagnostic tool - end of support for microsoft windows 10.
Showing the 6 most recent of 98 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2014-06-29 · Structure · 6,500 mi“attaching hardware failed causing the loss of the left operators foot peg. *tr…”
2013-06-06 · Structure · 7,508 mi“while riding my triumph bonneville t100, my left foot peg broke as i stood on it to give myself support crossing over a rail road track. after further inspection, the bolt holding the peg to the bike was cut clean off. while looking for further information on this through the internet, it seems as though it is a common problem that happens as there…”
2009-08-04 · Wheels · 13,000 mi“last august (2008) and again this july (2009), the same spoke has broken on my 2006 triumph bonneville. the first time, the spoke punctured the tube causing the tire to go flat while riding. luckily i was in a parking lot when this happened. the bike had approximately 9000 miles on it at the time. the second spoke failure happened without causi…”
2009-05-27 · Power Train:manual Transmission · 8,700 mi“2006 triumph bonneville t-100 (motorcycle) clutch cable melted outer portion where it made contact with exhaust pipe. retaining clip which attaches to frame; clutch cable runs through it, was missing. replace retaining clip and entire clutch cable. damaged clutch cable was given to dealer when it was reported to him (mt holly kawasaki suzuki-vi…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.