Triumph's Trident 800 only hit US showrooms in March, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has already reported that Triumph Motorcycles America has issued a recall. The reason behind the recall is that there's insufficient illumination from the headlight low beam, which can reduce rider visibility and increase the risk of a crash.
During pre-delivery inspection (PDI), the diagnostics tool may have loaded an incorrect headlight low beam configuration, causing the low beams to illuminate improperly on certain 2026 Trident 800 units. Because of this, these motorcycles do not comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
According to the NHTSA, the issue can be remedied by taking your Trident 800 to a dealership, where they will update the diagnostic software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on April 11, 2026. Owners can 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, and the NHTSA ID number is 26V195000. According to the NHTSA, a total of 258 units have potentially been affected.
Now, a lot of Triumph owners reading this might recognize the distinctive round LED headlight that the Trident 800 wears and worry, because it looks the same as the one found on the Bobber, Speed Twins, and basically all the units from the Modern Classics range. And owners of a new Trident 660 might be even more worried because the two bikes look nearly identical and share plenty of components. But it doesn't appear that any other models will suffer from this electrical gremlin, because, as mentioned, it's the software that's causing the issue, and the Trident 800's software is specific to that model.
